A Survey of Packet Switching Techniques for Broadcast Media.

摘要

To utilize communications channels effectively, appropriate channel management schemes must be implemented. The Navy is considering several alternative multiplexing techniques for the future Naval Telecommunications System. This report surveys a number of recently proposed techniques, called packet switching techniques, that have been designed to multiplex broadcast radio channels. Included in the report are several random access techniques such as pure and slotted ALOHA, as well as a number of packet reservation schemes. The authors describe how each technique works and report the results of analytic and simulation of the techniques's performance. Some preliminary conclusions are stated. A subsequent report will discuss the attractiveness of these techniques for future Naval communications systems. (Author)