Slow transitions, slow mixing and starvation in dense random-access networks

A. Zocca, S.C. Borst, J.S.H. Leeuwaarden, van

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Abstract

We consider dense wireless random-access networks, modeled as systems of particles with hard-core interaction. The particles represent the network users that try to become active after an exponential back-off time, and stay active for an exponential transmission time. Due to wireless interference, active users prevent other nearby users from simultaneous activity, which we describe as hard-core interaction on a conflict graph. We show that dense networks with aggressive back-off schemes lead to extremely slow transitions between dominant states, and inevitably cause long mixing times and starvation effects.
Original languageEnglish
Publishers.n.
Number of pages29
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Publication series

NamearXiv
Volume1403.3325 [math.PR]

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