Title :
Fairness enhancement in wireless data multiplexing by packet segmentation
Author :
Morera, R. ; Dunlop, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
This paper proposes the combination of packet segmentation and a polling scheme for data scheduling to overcome unfairness in a mobile radio TDMA system. A comprehensive study of the impact of segment size and source characteristics on the performance of this scheme has been carried out
Keywords :
access protocols; cellular radio; data communication; delays; packet radio networks; packet switching; quality of service; queueing theory; time division multiple access; FIFO queue; QoS; access delay; data scheduling; fairness enhancement; mobile cellular network; mobile radio TDMA system; multiple access control protocol; normalised transmission delay; packet segmentation; performance; polling scheme; quality of service parameters; segment size; source characteristics; wireless data multiplexing; Access protocols; Data communication; Data models; Delay; Land mobile radio; Quality of service; Scheduling algorithm; System performance; Traffic control; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1999 IEEE 49th
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5565-2
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1999.778283
