DocumentCode :
836291
Title :
Analysis, stability, and optimization of slotted ALOHA with a finite number of buffered users
Author :
Saadawi, Tarek N. ; Ephremides, Anthony
Author_Institution :
City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
Volume :
26
Issue :
3
fYear :
1981
fDate :
6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
680
Lastpage :
689
Abstract :
This paper analyzes the slotted ALOHA multiple access scheme for satellite channels with a finite number of users, each having a buffer of infinite capacity. The basic contribution of the paper is the introduction of an improved 2-Markov chain model that permits analysis of this heretofore unsolved problem. Finding an optimal value for the retransmission probability, 
that minimizes the total average packet delay and at the same time ensures stability is also discussed.
that minimizes the total average packet delay and at the same time ensures stability is also discussed.Keywords :
Access protocols; Buffered communications; Markov processes; Protocols, access; Satellite communications; Stability; Channel capacity; Educational institutions; Frequency conversion; Frequency division multiaccess; Peak to average power ratio; Queueing analysis; Satellites; Stability analysis; Throughput; Time division multiple access;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9286
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1981.1102713
Filename :
1102713
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