A packet media access protocol for mobile networks*

In this paper, we propose and analyze a packet time division multiple access protocol for the media access control (mac) sublayer of a radio interface suitable to be implemented in the third generation of mobile networks. This protocol is considered to be adequate for future personal communications networks that should interwork with the broadband-isdn. The protocol is designed to work in a microcell environment employing low power terminals, and to support a wide spectrum of services with both asynchronous and isochronous traffic profiles and different bandwidth requirements.