Title :
TCP fairness in 802.11e WLANs
Author :
Leith, D.J. ; Clifford, P.
Author_Institution :
Hamilton Inst., Maynooth, Ireland
Abstract :
We investigate the use of the 802.11e MAC EDCF to address transport layer unfairness in WLANs. A simple solution is developed that uses the 801.11e AIFS, TXOP and CWmin parameters to ensure fairness between competing TCP uploads and downloads.
Keywords :
access protocols; transport protocols; wireless LAN; 802.11e WLAN; MAC; TCP fairness; transport layer unfairness; Costs; Electronic mail; Internet telephony; Quality of service; TCPIP; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Transport protocols; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Networks, Communications and Mobile Computing, 2005 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9305-8
DOI :
10.1109/WIRLES.2005.1549484