Title :
Impact of the users´ distribution on the IEEE 802.11a MAC protocol fairness and performance
Author :
Dunat, Jean-Christnphe ; Elicegui, Lucas ; Bonnet, Christian
Author_Institution :
Motorola Labs, Gif sur Yvette, France
Abstract :
The IEEE 802.11a technology is rapidly being deployed offering many advantages to users. However, the MAC protocol suffers problems, due to such as hidden nodes and capture effects, leading to degraded performance. The article investigates the impact of the users´ distribution (uniform and micro-cluster) on the protocol fairness and performance.
Keywords :
access protocols; network topology; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11a MAC protocol; WLAN; access point; capture effects; cell topology; fairness; hidden nodes; user distribution; wireless LAN; wireless local access network; wireless local area network; Access protocols; Analytical models; Data communication; Degradation; Media Access Protocol; Network topology; Payloads; Throughput; Wireless LAN; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2004. PIMRC 2004. 15th IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8523-3
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2004.1370888
