The analysis of achieving TCP fairness in IEEE 802.11 infrastructure WLAN

This paper raising the TCP fairness issues that reviewed from three aspects; per-flow, per-station, and per-rate based on the IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) environment.Due to the strong drive towards wireless Internet access via mobile devices, these issues must be carefully handled in order to build improved systems. We succinctly review and categorize the TCP fairness characteristic and then outline the problems and solutions from previous works through comparative table.Finally, we considered the future direction for solving these problems.Overall this paper summarizes current state of knowledge of the WLAN TCP fairness

Progress on TCP fairness achievement in IEEE 802.11 infrastructure WLAN

TCP unfairness has becomes pronounced in IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) due to the channel access competition and congestion in between two different medium (wired and wireless). In this paper, we focus on the TCP fairness issues that review from the three aspects; fairness among flow, station and rate. Due to the strong drive towards Internet access via wireless devices, these issues must be carefully handled in order to build improved systems. We briefly review the progress and categorize the TCP fairness characteristic and then outline the problems and solutions from previous works through a comparative table. Finally, we considered the future direction for solving these problems. Overall this paper summarizes current state of knowledge of the WLAN TCP fairness

Examining the pulse of the tourism industry in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review of social media

Purpose – Social media continues to be the major influencer in the lives of the millennial and generation-z in many regions of the world; especially in influencing their travel decisions. In order to validate such relationship, a systematic literature review with an end goal of closing the current gaps in knowledge with regard to the impact of social media on tourism in the Asia-Pacific region has been conducted. Design/Methodology – We performed a systematic search of relevant literature through various databases including Scopus, ScienceDirect and ProQuest. In total, 25 articles were taken into consideration in which the review protocol made use of specific techniques such as PRISMA. Approach – We conceptualized the differences and similarities in the Asia-Pacific tourism industry influenced by social media. Findings – As a contribution to knowledge and practice, we found that the usage of social media for tourism marketing purposes is strongly correlated to the tourism industry in many countries of the APAC region. However, it has not yet been generalized as a popular tool in other nations in the region. Originality of the research – This study provides practical and future recommendations concerning the influence of social media in the Asia-Pacific context that has become increasingly popular. Asia-Pacific governments need to introduce social media inclusive tourism marketing to capture the full potential of their tourism industry

Unveiling the dynamics between consumer brand engagement, experience, and relationship quality towards luxury hotel brands : Moderating investigation of brand reputation

Funding This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.Peer reviewedPostprin

Rated window method and packet size differentiation scheme for TCP fairness in IEEE 802.11 WLAN

TCP unfairness issue has becomes pronounced in IEEE 802.11 WLANs due to the distributed coordination function (DCF) mechanism in the 802.11 MAC protocol. It introduces the per-flow and per-station fairness problem between uplink and downlink flows. The uplink flows generally dominate the downlink flows and station with more uplink flows obtains most of the system resources. With the existing of multi-rate capability in WLANs, another performance anomaly of 802.11 can be detected where the performance of a WLAN is determined by the stations with the lowest data transmission rates. The objective of this research is to allocate fair proportional throughput among TCP flows of competing stations in IEEE 802.11 multi-rate infrastructure WLANs by distributing appropriate window and packet size according to the availability of buffer size in the access point (AP). The research scenario focuses on the issue of fairness among stations having different numbers and directions of flow with vary of data transmission rates. In this work, a rated-window size method is performed by proportionally adjust the window size based on transmission rate of each flow. Each of the flow has its own window size and perfectly fit with the portion of available buffer size. Similar with the first method, the second scheme is proposed by manipulating the packet size of each station according to its physical transmission rate so that each station shared proportion bandwidth allocation. The results of total throughput and fairness index are compared with previous methods. Proposed methods generate fair service in terms of proportional throughput among wireless stations. By getting appropriate fairness among each station in accessing WLAN infrastructure, a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) significantly can increase its revenue by providing various service plans that have different service weights and service fees

The analysis of achieving TCP fairness in IEEE 802.11 infrastructure WLAN

This paper raising the TCP fairness issues that reviewed from three aspects; per-flow, per-station, and per-rate based on the IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) environment. Due to the strong drive towards wireless Internet access via mobile devices, these issues must be carefully handled in order to build improved systems. We succinctly review and categorize the TCP fairness characteristic and then outline the problems and solutions from previous works through comparative table. Finally, we considered the future direction for solving these problems. Overall this paper summarizes current state of knowledge of the WLAN TCP fairness

Rated window and packet size differentiation methods for per-rate TCP fairness over IEEE 802.11

In WLANs, with the existence of multi-rate capability, the Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) of MAC layer protocol equalizes the throughput of all the stations regardless of their own link rate. This equalization leads to the Performance Anomaly of IEEE 802.11 where the throughput of the station with the higher data transmission rate is decreased as much as that of the lower rate station. The objective of this study was to provide fair proportional throughput for TCP flows of competing stations in multi-rate IEEE 802.11 WLANs infrastructure. This research considers the scenarios when there are other kinds of unfairness along with per-rate unfairness. In this work, Rated Window and Packet Size Differentiation schemes are proposed by adjusting window and packet size according to the availability of buffer size in the access point and transmission rates of each flow. We validate the proposed methods by means of simulation and compare the results of the total throughput and fairness index with previous methods. The results show that the proposed methods generate fair service in terms of proportional throughput among wireless stations having different numbers and directions of flow with various data transmission rates. By getting appropriate fairness among stations in WLAN infrastructure, a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) can significantly increase its revenue by providing various appropriate service plans

A Post Publication review of "The challenges involved in establishing a research technique"

This post-publication review offers a meta-discussion of critical reviews based on the seminal work of Clarke (2020)

Understanding Factors Influencing Elderly Diabetic Patients’ Continuance Intention to Use Digital Health Wearables: Extending the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Elderly diabetic patients in developed countries have been widely using digital health wearables for many years to manage their diabetes-related health data accurately. To encourage the increased adoption of digital health wearables among elderly diabetic patients in a developing country, Bangladesh, this study investigated the factors that influenced the existing elderly users’ continuance intention to use this technology. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been used here as a theoretical basis. A model using structural equation modelling was developed for the elderly diabetic patients’ continuance intention to use digital health wearables. Survey-based data were collected in Bangladesh from 223 diabetic patients aged sixty years and older. This study found that all six constructs, namely, perceived usefulness (β = 0.183), perceived ease of use (β = 0.165), perceived irreplaceability (β = 0.138), perceived credibility (β = 0.165), compatibility (β = 0.285) and social influence (β = 0.226) had a positive influence on elderly diabetic patients’ continuance intention to use digital health wearables. Along with the theoretical contributions, the findings of this study can be used by developers of digital health wearables, manufacturers, marketers and health practitioners in developing better strategies to increase the elderly diabetic patients’ continuance intention to use this technology