Queueing behavior of a type-II hybrid-ARQ in a TDMA system over a Markovian channel

In this paper, the queueing performance of a type-II hybrid ARQ (automatic repeat request) scheme in a TDMA system over a Markovian channel is analyzed by assuming infinite queue size. The system of interest can be described by an embedded Markov chain of M/G/I type, which can be solved by a well-known matrix analytic method of M/G/I type. In the numerical examples, the mean delay and the packet dropping probability obtained using the infinite queue assumption are examined under varying the mobile velocity, average received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and coding rate.