Physical Channel Access (PCA): Time and Frequency Access Methods Simulation in NS-2

Nicolas Kuhn; Olivier Mehani; Huyen-Chi Bui; Jérôme Lacan; José Radzik; Emmanuel Lochin

Personal Satellite Services. 5th International ICST Conference, PSATS 2013, Toulouse, France, June 27-28, 2013, Revised Selected Papers

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Physical Channel Access (PCA): Time and Frequency Access Methods Simulation in NS-2

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-02762-3_16,
    author={Nicolas Kuhn and Olivier Mehani and Huyen-Chi Bui and J\^{e}r\~{o}me Lacan and Jos\^{e} Radzik and Emmanuel Lochin},
    title={Physical Channel Access (PCA): Time and Frequency Access Methods Simulation in NS-2},
    proceedings={Personal Satellite Services. 5th International ICST Conference, PSATS 2013, Toulouse, France, June 27-28, 2013, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={PSATS},
    year={2013},
    month={10},
    keywords={simulation physical channel access time and frequency access methods},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-319-02762-3_16}
}

Nicolas Kuhn
Olivier Mehani
Huyen-Chi Bui
Jérôme Lacan
José Radzik
Emmanuel Lochin
Year: 2013
Physical Channel Access (PCA): Time and Frequency Access Methods Simulation in NS-2
PSATS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02762-3_16

Nicolas Kuhn^,*, Olivier Mehani¹^,*, Huyen-Chi Bui²^,*, Jérôme Lacan²^,*, José Radzik²^,*, Emmanuel Lochin²^,*

1: NICTA
2: University of Toulouse

*Contact email: nicolas.kuhn@nicta.com.au, olivier.mehani@nicta.com.au, huyen-chi.bui@isae.fr, jerome.lacan@isae.fr, jose.radzik@isae.fr, emanuel.lochin@isae.fr

Abstract

We present an NS-2 module, Physical Channel Access (PCA), to simulate different access methods on a link shared with Multi-Frequency Time Division Multiple Access (MF-TDMA). This technique is widely used in various network technologies, such as satellite communication. In this context, different access methods at the gateway induce different queuing delays and available capacities, which strongly impact transport layer performance. Depending on QoS requirements, design of new congestion and flow control mechanisms and/or access methods requires evaluation through simulations.

Keywords: simulation physical channel access time and frequency access methods

Published: 2013-10-08

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02762-3_16