Performance Evaluation of Multi-Access Strategies for an Integrated Voice/DataCDMA Packet Radio Network

摘要

The problem of voice/data integration in a random-access radio network employingthe ALOHA protocol in conjunction with retransmission control is investigated. Channel-access control strategies are introduced that take advantage of the capability of the code-division multiple-access (CDMA) channel to accommodate several voice calls simultaneously, while the data users contend for the remaining (if any) multiple-access capability of that channel. The retransmission probabilities of the backlogged data users are updated based on estimates of data backlog and number of established voice calls, which are obtained from the side information about the state of channel activities. A two-dimensional Markovian model is developed for the voice and data traffic. Based on this model, the voice-call blocking probability, the throughput of both traffic types, and the delay of the data packets are evaluated and the tradeoffs between the parameters of different traffic types are quantified. It is observed that by taking advantage of the multiple-access capability of the CDMA channel in the control of data traffic, we may achieve movable-boundary channel access in the code domain. (rrh)