PCS registration and call delivery in broadband wireless networks

There is a growing interest in the research community in mechanisms that transport asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells over a wireless link (wireless-ATM), and in wireless access to ATM backbone networks (broadband wireless networking). This paper presents an architecture for broadband wireless networking that supports PCS (personal communication services) using an ATM backbone. We develop analytical and simulation models to measure the delay of PCS registration and call delivery. The performance models are illustrated with numerical examples that reveal the high sensitivity to the processing speed of network entities. Their agreement provides a first cut engineering approximation that can easily be applied to other networks and systems.