• DocumentCode
    444544
  • Title

    TCP fairness in 802.11e WLANs

  • Author

    Leith, D.J. ; Clifford, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Hamilton Inst., Maynooth, Ireland
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    13-16 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    649
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wireless Networks, Communications and Mobile Computing, 2005 International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9305-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WIRLES.2005.1549484
  • Filename
    1549484