Title :
A Simple Model of the IEEE 802.11 MAC Protocol with Heterogeneous Traffic Flows
Author :
Bellalta, B. ; Oliver, M. ; Meo, M. ; Guerrero, M.
Author_Institution :
Departament de Tecnologia, Univ. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Abstract :
We present a model of the IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol considering heterogeneous non-saturated traffic flows in a single-hop scenario. We validate the model comparing several performance measures with simulation results, showing the model accuracy and ability to catch the effect of flow multiplexing over the shared channel
Keywords :
IEEE standards; access protocols; multiplexing; telecommunication channels; telecommunication traffic; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol; elastic flows; flow multiplexing; heterogeneous nonsaturated traffic flows; shared channel; single-hop communication; streaming flows; Access protocols; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Fluid flow measurement; Internet; Media Access Protocol; Streaming media; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 model; WLAN; heterogeneous traffic; streaming and elastic flows;
Conference_Titel :
Computer as a Tool, 2005. EUROCON 2005.The International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Belgrade
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0049-X
DOI :
10.1109/EURCON.2005.1630335
