• DocumentCode
    1542294
  • Title

    A simulcast UHF terrestrial radio network

  • Author

    Mui, Shou Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Martin Marietta Commun. Syst., Camden, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    234
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    1460
  • Lastpage
    1464
  • Abstract
    A simulcast network employs a time-slotted relay discipline; radios re-transmit the message received in the previous slot. Design considerations include the number of retransmissions needed to achieve the desired level of connectivity, and techniques for mitigating the interference caused by simultaneous transmissions. The network connectivity is determined by means of a Monte-Carlo simulation that includes a propagation model and a receiver error rate model. It is shown that a simulcast network can provide a much higher connectivity than one in which only one radio transmits at a time
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; radio receivers; radiofrequency interference; radiowave propagation; Monte-Carlo simulation; interference; message; network connectivity; propagation model; receiver error rate model; retransmission; simulcast UHF terrestrial radio network; time-slotted relay discipline; Communication system control; Fading; Frequency; Protocols; Radio network; Rayleigh channels; Receivers; Relays; Spread spectrum communication; UHF propagation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0090-6778
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCOMM.1994.582806
  • Filename
    582806