Title :
Performance modelling of an idle-signal casting multiple access with failure detection (ICMA/FD) mobile PRLAN
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
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);
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1993. ICC '93 Geneva. Technical Program, Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0950-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1993.397423
