Proposal, simulation and performance appraisal of an optimal medium access protocol for wireless ATM networks

Abstract

With the ever increasing demand for easy portability and mobility of devices supporting diverse mobile multimedia applications, the need for the adaptation of a broadband infrastructure to a wireless scenario has arisen. Mobile multimedia networks like the wireless ATM are faced with challenges relating to wireless channel access. In this paper, we propose and simulate policies vis-a-vis medium access in wireless ATM networks. We also discuss the modelling of traffic generators, the evaluation of delay and buffer length bounds and the implementation of a WATM MAC simulator.