Title :
Comments on "Analysis of a hybrid multiple access protocol with free access of new arrivals during conflict resolution" [with reply]
Author :
Kamal, Ahmed E. ; Nain, P. ; Georganas, Nicolas D ; Stewart, William J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
The commenter points out an error made in the paper by P. Nain et al. (see ibid., vol.36, p.806-15, July 1988) and shows that correcting this error requires a state space that has an exponential size. The authors reply that the errors cannot easily be corrected and that their model provides a good approximation model for HYMAP.<>
Keywords :
carrier sense multiple access; protocols; CSMA/CD; HYMAP approximation model; conflict resolution; exponential sized state space; hybrid multiple access protocol; new arrivals free access; Access protocols; Communications Society; Delay; Displays; Error correction; Multiaccess communication; Packaging; Probability; State-space methods; Traffic control;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
