Title :
Multiple access protocol for an underground wireless communication network
Author :
Yin, Zhong Jun ; Chung, Kah-Seng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract :
The MINECOM system, a versatile microcellular mobile communications network specifically designed for underground mining, is aimed at providing reliable communications for multiple channels of two-way voice, monitoring data, control signals, and eventually compressed digital video. This paper studies the multiple access technique adopted in the MINECOM network. The performance of the MINECOM protocol is analyzed in terms of throughput and average message delay by the EPA (equilibrium point analysis) method
Keywords :
access protocols; delays; microcellular radio; mining; monitoring; multi-access systems; radio networks; voice communication; EPA method; MINECOM system; average message delay; compressed digital video; control signals; microcellular mobile communications network; monitoring data; multiple access protocol; multiple channels; performance; reliable communications; throughput; two-way voice; underground mining; underground wireless communication network; Access protocols; Communication system control; Control systems; Mobile communication; Monitoring; Performance analysis; Signal design; Telecommunication network reliability; Video compression; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1998. VTC 98. 48th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4320-4
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1998.686544
