A proposal of an optical CDMA random access protocol

A random-access protocol for an optical direct-detection code-division-multiple access packet network is proposed. A mathematical description of the protocol is presented using a detailed state diagram. The steady-state system throughput is derived based on the equilibrium point analysis technique. The effect of several design parameters on the above performance measure has been examined with the aid of a set of numerical examples. In our numerical calculations chip-level models have been adopted at the receiver side.