Title :
TCP fairness in. 802.11e WLANs
Author :
Leith, D.J. ; Clifford, P. ; Malone, D. ; Ng, A.
Author_Institution :
Hamilton Inst., Maynooth, Ireland
Abstract :
We investigate the use of the 8.02.11e MAC EDCF to address transport layer unfairness in WLANs. A simple solution is developed that uses the 802.11e AIFS, TXOP and CWmin parameters to ensure fairness between competing TCP uploads and downloads.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; access protocols; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; wireless LAN; AIFS; CWminparameter; IEEE 802.11e; MAC EDCF; TCP fairness; TXOP; WLAN; transport control protocol; transport layer; wireless local area network; Electronic mail; Hardware; Internet telephony; Linux; Media Access Protocol; Quality of service; TCPIP; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Wireless LAN;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2005.11004