Delay minimization for packet satellite communication systems.

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Wong, Wing-ming Eric.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990.Bibliography: leaves 46-47.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSABSTRACTChapter Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Advantages and Disadvantages --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- Satellite System Engineering --- p.2Chapter 1.3 --- Channel Allocation Methods --- p.3Chapter 1.4 --- Outline of this Thesis --- p.5Chapter Chapter 2 --- DELAY BOUNDS --- p.6Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.6Chapter 2.2 --- The Packet Satellite System --- p.7Chapter 2.3 --- The Idealized Protocol with Contention-Free Reservation --- p.8Chapter 2.4 --- Delay Lower Bound for Protocols with Contention-Free Reservation --- p.9Chapter 2.5 --- Delay Lower Bound for Protocols with Contention-Based Reservation --- p.14Chapter Chapter 3 --- IN SEARCH OF A MINIMUM DELAY PROTOCOL --- p.23Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.23Chapter 3.2 --- The Packet Satellite System --- p.25Chapter 3.3 --- The Transmission Protocol --- p.26Chapter 3.4 --- Throughput Analysis --- p.27Chapter 3.5 --- Delay Analysis --- p.28Chapter 3.6 --- Minimization of DI --- p.31Chapter 3.7 --- Minimization of DII --- p.38Chapter 3.8 --- Numerical Examples --- p.38Chapter Chapter 4 --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.45REFERENCES --- p.46APPENDIX --- p.4