A multiple access network with a large number of stations can be analyzed using the Poisson distribution. When there is a limited number of stations in a network, we need to use another approach for this analysis. In a network with N stations, we assume that each station has a frame to send during the frame transmission time (Tfr) with probability p. In such a network, a station is successful in sending its frame if the station has a frame to send during the vulnerable time and no other station has a frame to send during this period of time. a. Find the probability that a station in a pure Aloha network can successfully send a frame during the vulnerable time.
b. Find the probability that a station in an slotted Aloha network can successfully send a frame during the vulnerable time.