A protocol for fast resource assignment in wireless PCS

Author

Karol, Mark J. ; Chih-Lin, I.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

43

Issue

3

fYear

1994

fDate

8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

727

Lastpage

732

Abstract

The resource assignment multiple access (RAMA) protocol was previously proposed for rapidly assigning communication resources (e.g., frequency channels or TDMA time slots) in a wireless PCS (personal communications system). Available resources are “auctioned” one at a time until either all requests for resources are satisfied or no more resources are available. Barring errors caused by fading and noise, a resource assignment is made in each and every assignment cycle. The authors propose some simple modifications to the RAMA protocol that increase the number of assignments per second and reduce the assignment delay. The proposed tree-search RAMA (TRAMA) protocol is deterministic, and addresses the need for fast and flexible access, handoff, and resource assignment in a future high-capacity wireless PCS, The protocol also has potential applications to local cable access systems

Keywords

demand assigned multiple access; mobile radio systems; personal communication networks; protocols; telecommunication traffic; RAMA protocol; TRAMA protocol; assignment cycle; available resources; local cable access systems; personal communications system; resource assignment multiple access protocol; tree-search RAMA protocol; wireless PCS; Access protocols; Centralized control; Delay; Fading; Frequency; Personal communication networks; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiple access; Wireless application protocol; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/25.312775

Filename

312775