Design and Analysis of Backoff Algorithms for Random Access Channels in UMTS-LTE and IEEE 802.16 Systems

In this paper, we examine the performance of uniform backoff (UB) and binary exponential backoff (BEB) algorithms with retry limit, which can be used in the random-access channels of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS)-Long Term Evolution (LTE) and IEEE 802.16 systems under the assumption of finite population under unsaturated traffic conditions. Additionally, we consider access prioritization schemes to provide differential...