Throughput Comparison of Hybrid Slotted CSMA/CA-TDMA and Slotted CSMA/CA in IEEE 802.15.3c WPAN

Chang-Woo PYO  Hiroshi HARADA  Shuzo KATO  

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences   Vol.E93-A   No.8   pp.1531-1543
Publication Date: 2010/08/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1337
DOI: 10.1587/transfun.E93.A.1531
Print ISSN: 0916-8508
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Mobile Information Network and Personal Communications
Keyword: 
IEEE 802.15.3c WPAN,  multiple access,  hybrid slotted CSMA/CA and TDMA,  slotted CSMA/CA,  

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Summary: 
In this study, we construct an analytical model to investigate the system throughput of 802.15.3c WPAN by examining hybrid slotted CSMA/CA-TDMA and slotted CSMA/CA multiple access methods. Our analysis clearly shows the differences between the system throughputs of both multiple access methods. The obtained results show that the hybrid slotted CSMA/CA-TDMA can achieve a considerably higher system throughput compared to the slotted CSMA/CA; the difference between the two access methods is especially pronounced as the increase in the number of devices contending for the network increase. The system throughput comparisons have established why the hybrid slotted CSMA/CA-TDMA is preferred over the slotted CSMA/CA for high-speed wireless communications of the 802.15.3c WPAN.