Title :
TCP and UDP performance over a wireless LAN
Author :
Xylomenos, George ; Polyzos, George C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a comprehensive set of measurements of a 2.4 GHz DSSS wireless LAN and analyze its behavior. We examine issues such as host and interface heterogeneity, bidirectional (TCP) traffic and error modeling, that have not been previously analyzed. We uncover multiple problems with TCP and UDP performance in this system. We investigate the causes of these problems (radio hardware, device drivers, network protocols) and discuss the effectiveness of proposed improvements
Keywords :
device drivers; network interfaces; performance evaluation; spread spectrum communication; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; wireless LAN; 2.4 GHz; DSSS wireless LAN; TCP performance; UDP performance; UHF; bidirectional traffic; device drivers; error modeling; measurements; network protocols; radio hardware; wireless LAN; Computer science; Hardware; Internet; Laboratories; Protocols; Testing; Throughput; Traffic control; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '99. Eighteenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5417-6
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1999.751376
