Analytical model of busy channel multiple access (BCMA) for packet radio networks in a local environment

The performance obtainable with busy-channel multiple access (BCMA) techniques is analytically defined in the context of multichannel local radio networks. Network behavior is characterized in terms of throughput and transmission delay when a single radiofrequency channel is shared among many users, thought to be within the range of a central station, suitably located in the local area. The analytical model is based on a suitable Markov model for the generic terminal, and it is assumed that the traffic presented to the common channel conforms to a Poisson distribution. An analytical evaluation of throughput as a function of offered traffic and average transmission delay is presented. The numerical results obtained are for a particular case of BCMA, the well-known busy-tone multiple access (BTMA). In this example, the analytical model proposed allows fast performance evaluation and suitable comparison with CSMA and ALOHA protocol techniques and evaluation of the capture effect