Title :
Packet access mechanisms for cellular radio
Author_Institution :
Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fDate :
6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper reviews the findings of work completed in RACE Mobile Telecommunications Project 1043 on the suitability of packet access mechanisms for mixed services in the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System. A first order comparison of random and scheduled access is provided and conditions under which these mechanisms provide an attractive alternative to channel allocation for call duration are specified. It is concluded that packet reservation multiple access (PRMA) is an attractive candidate for mixed services over a range of cell sizes as it can accommodate fixed channel access, reserved channel access and random channel access
Keywords :
cellular radio; multi-access systems; packet radio networks; packet switching; PRMA; RACE Mobile Telecommunications Project 1043; Universal Mobile Telecommunication System; call duration; cell sizes; cellular radio; channel allocation; fixed channel access; mixed services; packet access mechanisms; packet reservation multiple access; random channel access; reserved channel access; scheduled access;
Journal_Title :
Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal
