Channel access protocols for Ku-band VSAT networks: a comparative evaluation

Author

Raychaudhuri, Dipankar ; Joseph, Kevin

Author_Institution

David Sarnoff Res. Center, Princeton, NJ, USA

Volume

26

Issue

5

fYear

1988

fDate

5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

44

Abstract

The performance of candidate protocols for first-generation Ku-band very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite networks is compared. The goal is to assist the process of selecting a protocol. The performance comparison is carried out over a range of possible traffic, channel and satellite parameters, leading to an understanding of the appropriate regime for each of the protocols under consideration. The protocols considered are unslotted Aloha, slotted Aloha, selective-reject (SRE) Aloha, and demand-assigned time-division multiple-access (TDMA) or DAMA.<>

Keywords

multi-access systems; protocols; satellite relay systems; telecommunication channels; telecommunication networks; time division multiplexing; DAMA; Ku-band VSAT networks; TDMA; channel access protocols; demand-assigned time-division multiple-access; satellite networks; satellite parameters; selective-reject Aloha; slotted Aloha; telecommunication traffic; unslotted Aloha; very small aperture terminal; Access protocols; Apertures; Artificial satellites; Costs; Local area networks; Power generation economics; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Time division multiplexing; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.451

Filename

451