Title :
Quality of service support for wireless access to IP networks
Author :
Gingras, Donald F. ; Lapic, Stephan K.
Author_Institution :
SPAWAR Syst. Centre, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
The next generation of mobile communication devices will support a wide range of services as well as support an integrated mix of traffic (i.e., voice, data and video) over TCP/IP networks. These service requirements can only be met if the mobile communication devices provide quality-of-service (QoS) guarantees. In a wireless network the QoS support is largely dependent on the medium access control (MAC) protocol. In this paper a MAC protocol for the air interface between mobile devices and TCP/IP networks that provides QoS guarantees is presented and evaluated via simulation
Keywords :
access protocols; cellular radio; mobile radio; packet radio networks; quality of service; radio access networks; IP networks; MAC protocol; QoS guarantees; QoS support; TCP/IP networks; air interface; cellular-like network; medium access control protocol; mobile communication; quality of service support; service requirements; wireless access; Access protocols; Communication system traffic control; IP networks; Media Access Protocol; Mobile communication; Next generation networking; Quality of service; TCPIP; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 1999. WCNC. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5668-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.1999.796945
