TU1.R9.4

Protocol Sequences for Age of Information under Multiple-Packet Reception

Yinian Zheng, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China; Fang Liu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR of China; Yuan-Hsun Lo, National Pingtung University, Taiwan; Tsai-Lien Wong, Kangkang Xu, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan; Yijin Zhang, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China

Session:
Age of Information 1

Track:
19: Age of Information

Location:
Lamda

Presentation Time:
Tue, 9 Jul, 10:45 - 11:05

Session Chair:
Alex Sprintson, Texas A&M University
Abstract
This paper focuses on the age of information (AoI) under multiple access in a multiple-packet reception (MPR) channel without feedback and synchronization. Unlike traditional probabilistic schemes, we design protocol-sequences-based schemes where each user is assigned a periodic binary sequence to determine when to transmit. We use a previously known construction to generate protocol sequences that are found favorable for the AoI improvement under the MPR capability $\gamma=2$. Under this construction, by dealing with the Hamming cross-correlation property of the corresponding protocol sequences, which is more complicated than that in prior studies, we provide an analytical approach for evaluating the AoI for $\gamma=2$. When $\gamma>2$, we also propose a new construction to produce protocol sequences for the AoI improvement. Simulation results show that the proposed schemes outperform slotted ALOHA for various settings.
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