TITLE:        A survey of MAC protocals proposed for wireless ATM
AUTHORS:      J. Sanchez, R. Martinez, and M. W. Marcellin
JOURNAL:      IEEE Network Magazine 
ABSTRACT:
Wireless ATM (W-ATM) Networks have been studied extensively in recent years. 
The extension of the ATM network services to the Wireless environment faces 
many interesting problems. The original ATM network was designed for high 
speed, noiseless, and reliable channels. None of these characteristics are 
applicable to the wireless channel.  One of the most critical aspects of a 
W-ATM Network is the Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol used by the Mobile 
Terminals (MT's) to request service from the BS, which has to consider the 
Quality of Service (QOS) of the specific application. In this paper, we 
analyze some recently proposed MAC protocols, particularly those for TDMA 
type of systems, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.