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The Effect of High-Level Acknowledgment Traffic on the Throughput of ALOHA Channels

F. Borgonovo, L. Fratta

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The behavior of the throughput of an ALOHA channel is investigated, taking into account the effect of acknowledgment traffic when the acknowledgment mechanism is provided by high-level protocols. It is shown that the use of redundant ACK packets slightly increases the channel throughput.

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The behavior of the throughput of an ALOHA channel is investigated, taking into account the effect of acknowledgment traffic when the acknowledgment mechanism is provided by high-level protocols. It is shown that the use of redundant ACK packets slightly increases the channel throughput.

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The behavior of the throughput of an ALOHA channel is investigated, taking into account the effect of acknowledgment traffic when the acknowledgment mechanism is provided by high-level protocols. It is shown that the use of redundant ACK packets slightly increases the channel throughput.

Key concepts: Aloha, Throughput, Computer network, Channel (broadcasting), Computer science, Network packet, Telecommunications, Wireless

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