TY - GEN
T1 - Blocking probability estimates in a partitioned sector TDMA system
AU - Chekuri, Chandra
AU - Ramanan, Kavita
AU - Whiting, Phil
AU - Zhang, Lisa
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - We consider a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) system in which each sector is allocated a fixed set of frequency bands. Due to spatial variation in the nature of interference, a voice call originating in a sector may have an acceptable signal to noise ratio only on a subset of the sector's frequencies. Given a Poisson traffic arrival distribution, we derive estimates of the sector blocking probability. In particular, we present lower bounds that are independent of the specific call allocation algorithm, and also examine specific call assignment algorithms such as Repacking, Least Busy and Optimal Random Routing. We develop a simple heuristic that allows us to obtain fast and accurate sector blocking probability estimates. The latter serve as crucial inputs for the design and optimization of capacity and coverage in TDMA networks.
AB - We consider a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) system in which each sector is allocated a fixed set of frequency bands. Due to spatial variation in the nature of interference, a voice call originating in a sector may have an acceptable signal to noise ratio only on a subset of the sector's frequencies. Given a Poisson traffic arrival distribution, we derive estimates of the sector blocking probability. In particular, we present lower bounds that are independent of the specific call allocation algorithm, and also examine specific call assignment algorithms such as Repacking, Least Busy and Optimal Random Routing. We develop a simple heuristic that allows us to obtain fast and accurate sector blocking probability estimates. The latter serve as crucial inputs for the design and optimization of capacity and coverage in TDMA networks.
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U2 - 10.1145/345848.345854
DO - 10.1145/345848.345854
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0034592874
SN - 1581133014
SN - 9781581133011
T3 - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Discrete Algorithms and Methods for Mobile Computing and Communications
SP - 28
EP - 34
BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Discrete Algorithms and Methods for Mobile Computing and Communications
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Discrete Algorithms and Methods for Mobile Computing and Communications
Y2 - 11 August 2000 through 11 August 2000
ER -