Time-variant throughput versus delay characteristics and communication reliability of a wireless local area network

A performance evaluation was conducted to determine the communications throughput, delay, and reliability characteristics of various wireless LAN test configurations located in and between two high-rise office buildings. Internetworking wireless LANs with wired LANs was accomplished to determine its effect on performance. The locations of the workstations and file servers, the time of their operation, and the type of architecture and building materials of the office buildings resulted in variable throughputs rather than constant throughputs, as observed in the wired LANs