Performance of integrated wired (Token ring) network and wireless (PRMA) network

Computer networks can be built using either wired or wireless technology. Although wired network has been the traditional choice, wireless technologies are becoming more popular. One of the most challenges is to have an existing wired network to which a wireless network extension could be added. Specifically the challenge is to connect a group of wireless networks through a wired backbone. The primary purpose of this study is to develop an integrated mathematical model by integrating Packet Reservation Multiple Access (PRMA) one of the most wireless LAN protocols and Token Ring wired network protocol. Performance parameters of an integrated PRMA-Token Ring model such as delay and throughput have be analyzed. The numerical analysis presented in this paper may help in studying the affect of some parameters on the system performance and stability.