Performance analysis of a PRMA protocol suitable for voice and data transmissions in low earth orbit mobile satellite systems

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 156-168

  Benelli, Giuliano ^b   Fantacci, Romano ^a,c   Giambene, Giovanni ^b   Ortolani, Carlo ^d  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d TELECOM ITALIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mobile satellite systems; Multiple access; Network architectures and protocols

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; ORBITS; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO); MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC); MOBILE SATELLITE SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE ACCESS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND PROTOCOLS; PACKET RESERVATION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0347888515     PISSN: 15361276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7693.975454     Document Type: Article

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