Title :
A RLC/MAC protocol architecture for a wireless IP network
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
This paper proposes a RLC/MAC (radio link control/multiple access control) protocol architecture suitable for a wireless IP network. The RLC and MAC protocols have been designed to support packet transmission on an air interface. The MAC protocol uses a reservation technique to increase the multiplexing efficiency by minimising collisions. The RLC protocol is based on selective repeat technique; optimises its efficiency by using the efficient architecture of the MAC protocol. Simulation results are presented to evaluate the performance of the combined protocol.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; 4G mobile communication; access protocols; network interfaces; packet radio networks; radio links; transport protocols; MAC protocol; RLC protocol; RLC/MAC protocol architecture; air interface; fourth generation wireless networks; multiplexing efficiency; packet transmission; queuing technique; radio link control/multiple access control; selective repeat technique; simulation results; third generation wireless networks; wireless IP network; Access protocols; Computer architecture; IP networks; Internet telephony; Media Access Protocol; Payloads; Speech; TCPIP; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2002. The 13th IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7589-0
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2002.1045270
