Title :
Design and analysis of the multiple access protocols over the CATV/HFC networks
Author :
Twu, Dsun-Chie ; Chen, Kwang-Cheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
We study the multiple access protocols over the CATV (cable TV)/HFC (hybrid fiber coaxial) networks. The core of the medium access control in such an environment is the multiple access protocol since many subscribers share the same cable (or fiber) for transmissions. We then outline a general form of almost all historical multiple access protocols and reveal some common properties among these miscellaneous algorithms. Based on these observations, we describe the draft protocol (Ternary Tree Collision Resolution Algorithm with Variable Entry Persistence, P-Tree for short) for the IEEE P802.14 and use simulations to depict the dominant factors for designing efficient protocols over CATV/HFC networks
Keywords :
access protocols; cable television; coaxial cables; multi-access systems; network topology; optical fibre subscriber loops; CATV/HFC networks; IEEE P802.14; P-Tree; Ternary Tree Collision Resolution Algorithm; Variable Entry Persistence; algorithms; cable TV; draft protocol; hybrid fiber coaxial networks; medium access control; multiple access protocols; protocol analysis; protocol design; simulations; Access protocols; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Media Access Protocol; Network topology; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; TV broadcasting; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1998. ICC 98. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4788-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1998.685132
