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On the Throughput Allocation for Proportional Fairness in Multirate IEEE 802.11 DCF
This paper presents a modified proportional fairness (PF) criterion suitable
for mitigating the \textit{rate anomaly} problem of multirate IEEE 802.11
Wireless LANs employing the mandatory Distributed Coordination Function (DCF)
option. Compared to the widely adopted assumption of saturated network, the
proposed criterion can be applied to general networks whereby the contending
stations are characterized by specific packet arrival rates, , and
transmission rates .
The throughput allocation resulting from the proposed algorithm is able to
greatly increase the aggregate throughput of the DCF while ensuring fairness
levels among the stations of the same order of the ones available with the
classical PF criterion. Put simply, each station is allocated a throughput that
depends on a suitable normalization of its packet rate, which, to some extent,
measures the frequency by which the station tries to gain access to the
channel. Simulation results are presented for some sample scenarios, confirming
the effectiveness of the proposed criterion.Comment: Submitted to IEEE CCNC 200
Modelling and Analysis of the Distributed Coordination Function of IEEE 802.11 with Multirate Capability
The aim of this paper is twofold. On one hand, it
presents a multi-dimensional Markovian state transition model
characterizing the behavior at the Medium Access Control
(MAC) layer by including transmission states that account for
packet transmission failures due to errors caused by propagation
through the channel, along with a state characterizing the system
when there are no packets to be transmitted in the queue of
a station (to model non-saturated traffic conditions). On the
other hand, it provides a throughput analysis of the IEEE
802.11 protocol at the data link layer in both saturated and
non-saturated traffic conditions taking into account the impact
of both transmission channel and multirate transmission in
Rayleigh fading environment. Simulation results closely match
the theoretical derivations confirming the effectiveness of the
proposed model
Modelling and Analysis of the Distributed Coordination Function of IEEE 802.11 With Multirate Capability
The aim of this paper is twofold. On one hand, it presents a multi-dimensional Markovian state transition model characterizing the behavior at the medium access control (MAC) layer by including transmission states that account for packet transmission failures due to errors caused by propagation through the channel, along with a state characterizing the system when there are no packets to be transmitted in the queue of a station (to model non-saturated traffic conditions). On the other hand, it provides a throughput analysis of the IEEE 802.11 protocol at the data link layer in both saturated and non-saturated traffic conditions taking into account the impact of both transmission channel and multirate transmission in Rayleigh fading environment. Simulation results closely match the theoretical derivations confirming the effectiveness of the proposed model
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Analysis and improvement of medium access control protocols in wireless networks. Performance modelling and Quality-of-Service enhancement of IEEE 802.11e MAC in wireless local area networks under heterogeneous multimedia traffic.
In order to efficiently utilize the scarce wireless resource as well as keep up
with the ever-increasing demand for Quality-of-Service (QoS) of multimedia
applications, wireless networks are undergoing rapid development and dramatic
changes in the underlying technologies and protocols. The Medium Access Control
(MAC) protocol, which coordinates the channel access and data transmission of
wireless stations, plays a pivotal role in wireless networks.
Performance modelling and analysis has been and continues to be of great
theoretical and practical importance in the design and development of wireless
networks. This research is devoted to developing efficient and cost-effective
analytical tools for the performance analysis and enhancement of MAC protocols in
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) under heterogeneous multimedia traffic.
To support the MAC-layer QoS in WLANs, the IEEE 802.11e Enhanced Distributed
Channel Access (EDCA) protocol has proposed three QoS differentiation schemes
in terms of Arbitrary Inter-Frame Space (AIFS), Contention Window (CW), and
Transmission Opportunity (TXOP). This research starts with the development of
new analytical models for the TXOP scheme specified in the EDCA protocol under
Poisson traffic. A dynamic TXOP scheme is then proposed to adjust the TXOP
limits according to the status of the transmission queue. Theoretical analysis and
simulation experiments show that the proposed dynamic scheme largely improves
the performance of TXOP. To evaluate the TXOP scheme in the presence of
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heterogeneous traffic, a versatile analytical model is developed to capture the traffic
heterogeneity and model the features of burst transmission. The performance results
highlight the importance of taking into account the heterogeneous traffic for the
accurate evaluation of the TXOP scheme in wireless multimedia networks.
To obtain a thorough and deep understanding of the performance attributes of
the EDCA protocol, a comprehensive analytical model is then proposed to
accommodate the integration of the three QoS schemes of EDCA in terms of AIFS,
CW, and TXOP under Poisson traffic. The performance results show that the TXOP
scheme can not only support service differentiation but also improve the network
performance, whereas the AIFS and CW schemes provide QoS differentiation only.
Moreover, the results demonstrate that the MAC buffer size has considerable impact
on the QoS performance of EDCA under Poisson traffic. To investigate the
performance of EDCA in wireless multimedia networks, an analytical model is
further developed for EDCA under heterogeneous traffic. The performance results
demonstrate the significant effects of heterogeneous traffic on the total delay and
frame losses of EDCA with different buffer sizes. Finally, an efficient admission
control scheme is presented for the IEEE 802.11e WLANs based on analytical
modelling and a game-theoretical approach. The admission control scheme can
maintain the system operation at an optimal point where the utility of the Access
Point (AP) is maximized with the QoS constraints of various users