Sixth IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT'06)
MAC Performance Analysis on Two-stage HFC Access Network
Seoul, Korea
September 20-September 22
ISBN: 0-7695-2687-X
Fei Gao, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Yan Li, Yunnan Nationalities University, China
Jie Wang, Yunnan Nationalities University, China
Two-stage access network structure is widely used in fixed and mobile access networks such as HFC (Hybrid Fibre/Coaxial) and BSS (Base Station System). In this paper, we introduce a new two-stage access scheme that employs random access and centralized polling methods corresponding to the two stages respectively. The new scheme?s MAC (Medium Access Control) protocol procedure is presented based on DOCSIS standard. The performance of the mechanism in terms of access delay and throughput is evaluated and analyzed using computer simulating experiments. The results show the new access mechanism is efficient.
Citation:
Fei Gao, Xiangjian He, Yan Li, Jie Wang, "MAC Performance Analysis on Two-stage HFC Access Network," cit, pp.96, Sixth IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT'06), 2006