An Age of Information Characterization of Frameless ALOHA
Paper in proceeding, 2021

We provide a characterization of the peak age of information (AoI) achievable in a random-access system operating according to the frameless ALOHA protocol. Differently from previous studies, our analysis accounts for the fact that the number of terminals contending the channel may vary over time, as a function of the duration of the previous contention period. The exact characterization of the AoI provided in this paper, which is based on a Markovian analysis, reveals the impact of some key protocol parameters such as the maximum length of the contention period, on the average peak AoI. Specifically, we show that setting this parameter so as to maximize the throughput may result in an AoI degradation.

Author

Andrea Munari

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Francisco Lázaro

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Giuseppe Durisi

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

G. Liva

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Conference Record - Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers

10586393 (ISSN)

Vol. 2021-October 1488-1495
9781665458283 (ISBN)

55th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2021
Virtual, Pacific Grove, USA,

Subject Categories

Computer Engineering

Telecommunications

Communication Systems

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

DOI

10.1109/IEEECONF53345.2021.9723087

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6/28/2022