Resource Allocation in Variable Bandwidth MF-TDMA Satellite Communications

In modern satellite communication systems, because of the high efficiency and flexibility, multi-frequency time-division multiple access (MF-TDMA) becomes one of hot issues. In this paper we present a resource allocation algorithm for the variable bandwidth MF-TDMA model. The proposed algorithm uses new concept - unit block, as the basic unit of resource allocation, and gives an outstanding assignment plan within a comparatively short period of time