Title :
Connectivity properties of a mobile packet radio network model
Author :
Philips, T.K. ; Panwar, S.S. ; Tantawi, A.N.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
A model of a packet radio network in which transmitters with a transmission range of R units are distributed according to a two-dimensional Poisson point process is examined. It is a widely held belief that an optimal number of nearest neighbors of a transmitter (the magic number) exists that maximizes the throughput of the network. The authors show that no magic number can exist. However, the notion of a magic number is shown to be useful, and an explanation is provided for why computations based on magic numbers give answers that are good in practice
Keywords :
mobile radio systems; packet switching; radio networks; Poisson point process; connectivity; magic number; mobile packet radio network model; Lattices; Nearest neighbor searches; Packet radio networks; Petroleum; Protocols; Radio access networks; Radio transmitters; Region 1; Throughput; Tides;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1988. MILCOM 88, Conference record. 21st Century Military Communications - What's Possible? 1988 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1988.13480
