Title :
Packet frame grouping: improving IP multimedia performance over CSMA/CA
Author :
Tourrilhes, Jean
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Lab., Bristol, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a scheme to improve the performance of radio MAC protocols in the case of TCP/IP multimedia traffic and small packets. First, the performance problems with small packets and their consequences are analysed. Then the packet frame grouping scheme is presented, which is shown to improve the throughput and reduce the latency over MAC protocols based on CSMA/CA. Finally, the new protocol is simulated in various realistic scenarios to show its impact on different traffic types
Keywords :
carrier sense multiple access; multimedia communication; packet switching; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; CSMA/CA; IP multimedia performance; TCP/IP multimedia traffic; packet frame grouping; performance improvement; radio MAC protocols; simulation; throughput; traffic types; Access protocols; Delay; Laboratories; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Traffic control; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications, 1998. ICUPC '98. IEEE 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Florence
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5106-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1998.733711
