Performance modelling of an idle-signal casting multiple access with failure detection (ICMA/FD) mobile PRLAN

Author

Chua, K.C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

23-26 May 1993

Firstpage

1017

Abstract

An idle-signal casting multiple access with failure detection (ICMA/FD) protocol suitable for use in a mobile packet radio LAN (PRLAN) is proposed and analyzed. The analysis takes into account the effects of multipath signal fading on channel access and packet transmission. Numerical results, which are validated by computer simulations, are presented to enable a quantitative study of the system performance. It is found that the performance of the ICMA/FD protocol is affected significantly by fading on the base-to-mobile channel. In addition, performance improves with longer packets even though such packets are more vulnerable to failure due to fading during transmission

Keywords

access protocols; fading; land mobile radio; multipath channels; packet radio networks; reliability theory; wireless LAN; ICMA/FD; PRLAN; channel access; failure detection; idle-signal casting multiple access; mobile packet radio LAN; multipath signal fading; packet transmission; performance; protocol; Access protocols; Base stations; Casting; Delay; Fading; Failure analysis; Performance analysis; Rayleigh channels; Signal analysis; Sprites (computer);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1993. ICC '93 Geneva. Technical Program, Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Geneva

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0950-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1993.397423

Filename

397423