Title :
Characteristics of Frame Traffic in 802.11 Wireless Networks
Author :
Ge, Xiaohu ; Yang, Yang
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electron. & Inf. Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan
Abstract :
In this paper, we analyze a real 802.11 wireless network frame traffic trace, collected from the ACM SIGCOMM 2004 Conference, by calculating its autocorrelation function and Hurst exponents at different time scales. We find this frame traffic trace has second-order self-similar characteristic. This in-depth knowledge of 802.11 wireless network frame traffic can effectively improve the efficiency and performance of network planning, resource management and MAC-layer algorithms.
Keywords :
access protocols; computer network management; correlation methods; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication traffic; wireless LAN; 802.11 wireless network; Hurst exponents; MAC-layer algorithm; autocorrelation function; frame traffic characteristics; network planning; resource management; second-order self-similar characteristic; Autocorrelation; Communication system traffic control; Contracts; Resource management; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks; 802.11 networks; Characteristics; frame traffic; wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, 2008. MSN 2008. The 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3457-2
DOI :
10.1109/MSN.2008.22
