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Delay bounds for packet satellite protocols

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Two simple and tight delay lower bounds are derived for packet satellite protocols with memoryless packet arrival process and single copy transmission. One bound is for protocols with contention‐free reservation and the other is for protocols with contention‐based reservation. The derivation indicates that for minimum delay, a protocol should strive to maintain a balance between transmitting packets immediately and making reservations before transmissions.

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Eric W.M. Wong

  2. Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Tak‐Shing Peter Yum

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Wong, E.W., Yum, T.P. Delay bounds for packet satellite protocols. Telecommunication Systems 8, 277–291 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019169606393

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