The Theory of Packet Broadcasting
Abstract
Packet Broadcasting is a form of data communications architecture which can combine the features of packet switching with those of broadcast channels for data communication networks. Much of the basic theory of packet broadcasting has been presented as a byproduct in a sequence of papers with a distinctly practical emphasis. In this paper we provide a unified presentation of packet broadcasting theory. In Section 2 we introduce the theory of packet broadcasting data networks. In Section 3 we provide some theoretical results dealing with the performance of a packet broadcasting network when the users of the network have a variety of data rates. In Section 4 we deal with packet broadcasting networks distributed in space and in Section 5 we derive some properties of power limited packet broadcasting channels, showing that the thruput of such channels can approach that of equivalent point-to-point channels. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA122772
Entities
People
- Norman Abramson
Organizations
- University of Hawaiʻi System