An efficient numerical method for performance analysis of contention MAC protocols a case study (PRMA++).

Several multiple access control (MAC) protocols of industrial interest can be modeled by discrete-state discrete-time Markov chains, with finite lower block Hessenberg probability transition matrices PN, where the diagonal blocks have a size which decreases while passing from the top left block (A0,...

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Published in:	IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications 16, 5 (1998).
Main Author:	Lenzini, L.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	European Community. Gaussian elimination. PRMA++. RACE European project. Approximate analytical model. Computational cost reduction. Contention MAC protocols. Diagonal adjustment. Diagonal blocks. Discrete-state discrete-time Markov chains. Efficient numerical method. Funnel matrices. Lower block Hessenberg probability transition matrices. Multiple access control. Numerical stability. Packet reservation multiple access protocol. Performance analysis. Stationary probabilities. Third-generation mobile systems.