Title :
A multi-base station multi-carrier PRMA MAC protocol
Author :
Li, Mingyuan ; Mao, Yongyi ; Xiaoyan Zhang ; Guo, Juan
Author_Institution :
Xi´´an Inst. of Posts & Telecommun., China
Abstract :
A multi-base station, multi-carrier PRMA (MM-PRMA) protocol is proposed. This protocol has the property of "soft" capacity and "soft" handoff similar to CDMA systems, and can decrease times of the handoff meanwhile increase the system capacity.
Keywords :
access protocols; channel capacity; multiuser channels; packet reservation multiple access; personal communication networks; MM-PRMA; PCN; PRMA MAC protocol; multi-base station multi-carrier protocol; multi-carrier PRMA protocol; personal communication networks; soft capacity protocol; soft handoff protocol; system capacity; Access protocols; Base stations; Frequency; Information analysis; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Personal communication networks; Time division multiple access; Wireless application protocol; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Networks, 2001. Proceedings. Ninth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1187-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICON.2001.962349