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An approximate analysis of TDMA out-of-slot random access protocols for microcellular mobile communications

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In this paper, out-of-slot random access protocols for voice services that operate in microcellular environment are studied and simulated. The bearer service is assumed to be structured as time division multiple access/frequency division multiple access/frequency division duplex (TDMA/ FDMA/FDD). According to a stratification of information flow ascall, talkspurt, andpacket, the protocols are implemented at the talkspurt level. During a call, talkspurts generate a stream of packets. Each talkspurt has to reserve a voice time slot with a special control packet sent in a dedicate control slot (out of slot signaling). After a successful access, a voice slot is assigned for the duration of the talkspurt. This work concentrates on the out of slot random access method. When a transition from the idle state to the active state occurs, a voice terminal starts generating a talkspurt. Access for a voice slotV is then initiated via a dedicated control slotC. The time spent in gaining aV slot depends on the kind of random access protocol used in theC slots. Once the access reservation phase is successful, the talkspurt starts the second phase of information transmission in a freeV slot. If allV slots are occupied by other talkspurts, the new talkspurt is queued until aV slot becomes free. If the sum of the access and queueing times exceeds a thresh-old, a portion of the talkspurt is clipped. In our work we define an analytical model to evaluate the percentage of clipped voice packets. Simulations validate the analytical model.

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  1. Departamento de Matemática Aplicada y Telemática, UPC, Campus Nord, Módulo C3, UPC Gran Capitán S/N, 08034, Barcelona, Spain

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The second version of this work was rewritten while the author was a visiting scholar at WINLAB

The IS-54 standard itself has the TDMA/FDMA structure. The ETDMA “enhancement” appears to be very much like what is described in this paper.

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Giner, V.C. An approximate analysis of TDMA out-of-slot random access protocols for microcellular mobile communications. Int J Wireless Inf Networks 3, 41–53 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02106661

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