Title :
A new efficient access protocol for integrating multimedia services in the home environment
Author :
Koutroubinas, S. ; Antonakopoulos, T. ; Makios, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Patras Univ., Greece
Abstract :
This paper presents a new dynamically adaptable medium access method that can be applied to home networks in order to create a distributed environment for multimedia and data processing services. The method uses a mechanism that detects silent periods in voice transmissions and dynamically adapts the bandwidth allocation between isochronous and asynchronous traffic.
Keywords :
access protocols; bandwidth allocation; multimedia communication; telecommunication traffic; voice communication; wireless LAN; asynchronous traffic; bandwidth allocation; data processing services; distributed environment; dynamically adaptable medium access method; efficient access protocol; home environment; home networks; isochronous traffic; local area network; multimedia services; silent periods detection; voice transmissions; wireless LAN protocol; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Media Access Protocol; Multimedia systems; Quality of service; Standards development; Wireless LAN; Wireless application protocol; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 1999. ICCE. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5123-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.1999.785161
