• DocumentCode
    1719149
  • Title

    Understanding the Performance of 802.11 Networks

  • Author

    Duda, Andrzej

  • Author_Institution
    LIG Lab., Grenoble Inst. of Technol., Grenoble
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we review the most important performance characteristics of the 802.11 DCF wireless networks, point out some false common knowledge, and report on recent improvements.
  • Keywords
    channel allocation; channel capacity; protocols; wireless LAN; DCF allocation; DCF wireless network; IEEE 802.11 network; channel capacity; distributed coordination function; protocol; Bit rate; Channel capacity; Collision avoidance; Convergence; Electronics packaging; Laboratories; Physical layer; Space stations; Throughput; Wireless networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2008. PIMRC 2008. IEEE 19th International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2643-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2644-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PIMRC.2008.4699942
  • Filename
    4699942