A multiple access protocol implementation for a virtual cellular network

Author

Bakker, J.D. ; Prasad, R.

Author_Institution

Inf. & Commun. Theory Group, Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36342

Firstpage

1707

Abstract

A virtual cellular network (VCN) is a wireless cellular network wherein a single mobile station (MS) can be in simultaneous communication with more than one base station (BS). This paper presents the implementation of a multiple access (MAC) protocol for a virtual cellular network. The proposed MAC protocol is used in combination with a link protocol to allow the use of multiple qualities of service (QoS). The advantages of a VCN over a traditional cellular network are discussed. A protocol is presented that distributes radio resources in a VCN. Finally, two optimizations to this protocol are presented, together with their impact on system stability and throughput

Keywords

access protocols; cellular radio; optimisation; packet radio networks; quality of service; radio networks; stability; time division multiple access; MAC protocol; Mobile Multimedia Communications project; base station; convergence time reduction; distributed algorithm; hybrid frequency duplex multiple access-TDMA; link protocol; mobile station; multiple QoS; multiple access protocol; optimization; packet slots; quality of service; radio resources distribution; system stability; throughput; time division multiple access; virtual cellular network; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Downlink; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Media Access Protocol; Mobile communication; Resource management; Stability; Throughput; Wireless application protocol;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1999 IEEE 49th

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5565-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1999.780702

Filename

780702