Study of distributed algorithms for satellite channel capacity assignment in a mixed traffic and faded environment

Most demand assignment TDMA satellite access protocols use centralised control schemes rather than distributed ones because their simplicity and robustness usually compensate for the longer allocationdelay. In this work the authors define the working details of two different distributed-control protocols, both derived from the FODA/IBEA(*) centralised control protocol, and they presentthe probabilities of disastrous events and the re levantrecovery procedures, whose handling is central to the discussion of distributed satellite access schemes. Performance measurements are not included, as these are object of another work, also in reladon to the centralised FODA/IBEA scheme. FODA/IBEA is not described here. Details on various aspect ofthe FODA/[BEA system can be found in the references