Performance characterization of forwarding strategies in personal communication networks

Ing Ray Chen, Tsong Min Chen, Chiang Lee

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Abstract

This paper presents a framework for modeling and evaluating the performance of forwarding strategies in a Personal Communication Services (PCS) mobile network. A forwarding strategy in the PCS network can be implemented by two mechanisms: a forwarding operation which follows a chain of databases to locate a mobile user, and a resetting operation which updates the databases in the chain so that the current location of a mobile user can be known directly without having to follow a chain of databases. In this paper, we consider the PCS network as a server whose function is to provide services to the mobile user for `updating the location of the user as the user moves across a database boundary' and `locating the mobile user.' We use a Markov chain to describe the behavior of the mobile user and analyze the best time when forwarding and resetting should be performed in order to optimize the service rate of the PCS network. We demonstrate the applicability of our approach with hexagonal coverage models for the PCS network and provide a physical interpretation of the result.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-142
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings - IEEE Computer Society's International Computer Software and Applications Conference
Publication statusPublished - 1997 Jan 1
EventProceedings of the 1997 21st Annual International Computer Software & Applications Conference, COMPSAC'97 - Washington, DC, USA
Duration: 1997 Aug 131997 Aug 15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Computer Science Applications

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