Protocols for wide band satellite systems with a large number of small voice and data users

Multiaccess protocols for integrated voice and data transmissions over satellite channels are studied, based on the SENET(slotted envelope network) structure. The satellite system is characterized as a wide band system with a large number of geographically distributed small voice and data users. Performance evaluations of commonly used protocols, i.e., ALOHA and reservation protocols, are first conducted, both analytically and by simulations. The effect of different voice backgrounds on data access protocols are shown explicitly.
Based on these results, a control algorithm is proposed. Analyses and simulations
show that ALOHA protocol incorporated with such a control mechanism is globally stable under the integrated environment; moreover, the performance deterioration due to voice backgrounds is dramatically reduced. The actual implementation
aspects of the control algorithm are considered.
An extension of the above results leads to a combined random/reservation protocol. Simulation and analysis results show that the combined protocol exhibits
desired low delay and high throughput performance characteristics, with satisfactory voice blocking probability, under the worst user population assumption,
i.e., all the voice sources and data sources are independent of each other — reflecting the nature of small earth station environment. The absence of the need for mini-slot structure lends ease and simplicity to the implementation of the combined protocol. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of / Graduate

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/26745
Date January 1987
CreatorsTan, Xu
PublisherUniversity of British Columbia
Source SetsUniversity of British Columbia
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, Thesis/Dissertation
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