TY - SER AU - Golmie, Nada [y otros] TI - A MAC protocol for HFC networks: Design issues and performance evaluation KW - CABLE TV NETWORKS KW - HFC SYSTEMS KW - MAC PROTOCOL KW - CONTENTION RESOLUTION ALGORITHM N1 - Medium Access Control (MAC) layer protocols are designed to control transmissions over shared mediums. Bi-directional Cable TV networks using Hybrid Fiber/Coazial (HFC) systems are good examples of broadcast environments where a MAC protocol is needed to allocate the multiaccess medium among the various nodes ER -