Operation of centralized data network, where infinite population of subscribers perform reservations to get the allowance for packets transmission, is considered under error-prone channel conditions. Medium access control protocol, which combines subscribers’ random access algorithm and central station’s queuing service discipline, is investigated. Bounds for the capacity of the IEEE 802.16-like network with contention-based reservation are presented.
This work was done during the stay of Dr. Vinel at the Institute for Information Transmission Problems and was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the framework of 07-07-90804 project.