Computer Networks - the ALOHA System

Abstract

The ALOHA System, an experimental UHF radio computer communication network, was developed at the University of Hawaii, 1970-76_ In this survey paper, we give a general overview of packet communication techniques applied to computer networks. Then we discuss the concept of packet broadcasting and give a short description of the ALOHANET. Next, a discussion of the application of ALOHA techniques to satellite communications is presented. Finally, a short survey of present-day research and development efforts in packet broadcasting is presented.

Establishment and optimization of wireless sensor network for micro-grid demand response system and body area networks

“…Randomness is widely exploited to design the multiple-access schemes [30,47,48]. For example, when collisions occur in ALOHA system [49,50], transmitters should independently wait for random time before trying to send their data again. To implement the random access schemes in practice, pseudo random sequence is usually used for random parameters [51][52][53].…”