Channel Allocation in Wireless Integrated Services Networks for Low-Bit-Rate Applications.

Abstract

This work addresses issues related to the design and performance of a wireless integrated services network with emphasis on a tactical framework. We propose an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)-like protocol architecture for the mobile network, which is an extension of schemes proposed in the literature. A medium-access-control (MAC) scheme, based on slot reservation by the remotes, is proposed for the network. Traffic models for low-bit-rate applications, suitable for low-capacity channels, such as a multiple-access (macro cell) wireless network, are presented. New bi-directional speech-conversation and bursty data models are proposed. The issue of scheduling in wireline integrated services networks is thoroughly addressed and new algorithms are proposed. An analytical scheme to obtain the required (static) capacity for homogeneous sources based on their Markov-chain characterization is provided. A necessary condition for optimality of a scheduling algorithm is the balance of cell-loss-probability (CLP) ratios to values approaching 1 from below, on the boundary of the admissible region. The balanced-CLP-ratio (BCLPR) algorithm satisfies this condition but ignores the deadlines of the cells. The shortest time to extinction (STE) with BCLPR (STEBR) algorithm, proposed here for the first time, utilizes the earliest-deadline- first concept while satisfying the necessary condition. A proof is provided to show that the STEBR decisions are optimal at each service slot given that no information about future traffic arrivals is available. Simulation results indicate that STEBR admits more sources and yields larger normalized channel throughput (by up to 4%) than STE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350152

Entities

People

  • Amir Uziel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellular Networks
  • Channel Allocation
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Data Links
  • Electronic Mail
  • Mobile Phones
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Radio Equipment
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networking
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture