Priority Based Time-Division Multiple Access Algorithm for Medium Range Data Communication in Very High Frequency Radios

Abstract

In this paper, A novel and efficient time division multiple access (TDMA) algorithm for military last-mile data communication is designed. A dynamic slot assignment method coupled with an out-of-band control mechanism is used for the proposed design. In out-of-band, there is a well-defined control segment along with the data segment. So, if a new node specifically a high priority node arrives at the network, it can signal its arrival by a response in the designated mini-slots and can also check the slot in the network, if no idle slots are available. Assigning priority to the nodes would also ensure the delivery of the important messages first. Query messages are broadcasted by the Central node in order to detect new nodes. This reduces nodes working time and also ensures that the nodes don’t interrupt any existing communication. Furthermore, we describe the feasibility and the reliability of this algorithm for military’s last-mile (end user) data communication.