A new efficient access protocol for integrating multimedia services in the home environment

Author

Koutroubinas, Stelios ; Antonakopoulos, Theodore ; Makios, Vassilios

Author_Institution

ATMEL, Patras, Greece

Volume

45

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

481

Lastpage

487

Abstract

This paper presents a new dynamically adaptable medium access method that can be applied to home networks in order to create a distributed environment for multimedia and data processing services. The method uses mechanism that detects silent periods in voice transmissions and dynamically allocates the available bandwidth between isochronous and asynchronous traffic

Keywords

access protocols; bandwidth allocation; consumer electronics; home automation; multimedia communication; telecommunication traffic; voice communication; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 protocol; asynchronous traffic; bandwidth allocation; data processing services; distributed environment; dynamically adaptable medium access method; efficient access protocol; home environment; home networks; isochronous traffic; multimedia services; silent periods detection; voice transmissions; wireless LAN; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Frequency; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Multimedia systems; Physical layer; Quality of service; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.793530

Filename

793530