Radio ISA Net: a single-hop centralized packet radio network for PC-to-mainframe interconnection

Author

Aicardi, Michele ; Davoli, Franco ; Giordano, Alberto

Author_Institution

Dept.of Commun., Comput. & Syst. Sci., Genoa Univ., Italy

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1989

Firstpage

219

Lastpage

225

Abstract

A solution for the connection of personal computers or workstations to a central station (represented by a mainframe or a server attached to a local area network) by means of a shared radio channel is presented. Issues regarding the multiple-access protocol are discussed, and an access scheme that is based on the independent stations algorithm (ISA) is presented. The necessary modifications of the basic ISA are discussed, and the overall algorithm is analyzed and tested by simulation. An implementation that is currently being developed is briefly described, focusing on the choices made for the logical link control protocol, the transmission techniques, and the interface software.<>

Keywords

inter-computer links; packet switching; protocols; radio links; R-ISA access protocol; Radio ISA Net; independent stations algorithm; interface software; logical link control protocol; multiple-access protocol; personal computer to mainframe interconnection; shared radio channel; single-hop centralized packet radio network; transmission techniques; workstations; Access protocols; Algorithm design and analysis; File servers; Instruction sets; Local area networks; Microcomputers; Network servers; Packet radio networks; Testing; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.17691

Filename

17691