Near/far effects on packet radio networks with direct-sequence spread-spectrum signaling

Abstract

The near/far effect on a direct-sequence spread-spectrum packet radio network is investigated. It is found that the maximum throughput of the network is decreased in the presence of near/far problems. Under high traffic conditions, however, the network with near/far problems provides higher throughput than the one without near/far problems. This suggests that the direct-sequence spread-spectrum packet radio network with near/far problems retains stability under heavy traffic conditions.<>