An analysis of the C-PODA protocol for a satellite data communication channel

Abstract The Contention-Based Priority Oriented Demand Assignment (C-PODA) protocol is analyzed in this paper. The average waiting time of a message is derived by applying results from bulk service queueing systems. Analytical results are validated by simulation and experimentation. The fairness problem associated with the C-PODA protocol is also studied and a fairness control algorithm is proposed.