A hybrid contention-based TDMA technique for data transmissions

Author

Tsai, Duei ; Chang, Jin-Fu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

36

Issue

2

fYear

1988

fDate

2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

225

Lastpage

228

Abstract

A hybrid contention-based time-division multiaccess (TDMA) protocol is proposed and studied. Channel time is organized into frames, each consisting of reservation, fixed, and variable subframes. Users are divided into groups. Each group is given a data slot in the fixed subframe that is open to users in that group on the basis of contention. Each user can also place his demand in the reservation subframe. The number of slots assigned to a particular user is based on the information gathered from the other two subframes. Performance analyses, both transient and steady-state, are successfully carried out. Computer simulations verify the analyses

Keywords

data communication systems; multi-access systems; protocols; time division multiplexing; computer simulations; data slot; frames; hybrid contention-based TDMA technique; protocols; reservation subframes; steady-state performance analysis; time-division multiaccess; transient performance analysis; Conferences; Performance evaluation; Physical layer; Production facilities; Propagation delay; Protocols; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiple access; Traffic control; Upper bound;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0090-6778

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/26.2756

Filename

2756