An Analysis of a Point-to-Multipoint Channel Using a Go-Back-N Error Control Protocol

This paper contains a performance analysis of an error control protocol operating in a point-to-multipoint environment. This protocol, called broadcast go-back-
N
[BGB(
N
)], is a generalization of the standard go-back-
N
point-to-point protocol. Expressions for the message throughput and expected message delay are obtained. Numerical results are provided for a satellite communications system.