ALOHA Numerical Questions with Solutions
1. Pure ALOHA Throughput
Q1. In a Pure ALOHA system, if the average number of frames generated is 10 per second and the
average transmission time is 0.05 seconds, calculate the throughput.
Solution:
G = lambda x T = 10 x 0.05 = 0.5
S = G x e^(-2G) = 0.5 x e^(-1) approx 0.5 x 0.3679 = 0.1839
2. Slotted ALOHA Throughput
Q2. For a Slotted ALOHA system, with a frame generation rate of 20 frames/sec and transmission
time of 0.02 sec, calculate throughput.
Solution:
G = 20 x 0.02 = 0.4
S = G x e^(-G) = 0.4 x e^(-0.4) approx 0.4 x 0.6703 = 0.2681
3. Max Throughput
Q3. What is the maximum throughput of Pure ALOHA and Slotted ALOHA?
Answer:
Pure ALOHA: 1/(2e) approx 0.184
Slotted ALOHA: 1/e approx 0.368
4. Find G for Maximum Throughput
Q4. Find the value of G (average number of transmissions) for maximum throughput in:
a) Pure ALOHA: Max at G = 0.5
b) Slotted ALOHA: Max at G = 1
5. Transmission Efficiency
Q5. A station uses Pure ALOHA with a data rate of 56 kbps and frame size of 1000 bits. What is the
maximum throughput?
Solution:
Transmission time = 1000 / 56000 = 0.017857 sec
Max throughput = 0.184 x 56 kbps = 10.304 kbps