DocumentCode :
2095377
Title :
Increasing the throughput of the HomePNA MAC protocol
Author :
Amodei, Aurelio, Jr. ; Costa, Luís Henrique M K ; Duarte, Otto Carlos M B
Author_Institution :
PEE/COPPE - DEL/POLI, Univ. Fed. do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fYear :
2004
fDate :
16-18 Nov. 2004
Firstpage :
294
Lastpage :
301
Abstract :
The paper proposes a new mechanism to increase the HomePNA 2.0 MAC protocol throughput. First, we review the HomePNA (Home Phone-line Network Alliance) MAC protocol and its collision resolution mechanism. Then, we use simulations to evaluate the throughput of HomePNA using a module that we implemented in the ns-2 simulator We propose a priority aggregation mechanism that uses the eight HomePNA priority levels in a more efficient way. The simulation results show that the proposed mechanism is able to increase the throughput up to 44%. Moreover, our mechanism does not require modifying the HomePNA specification, and can be easily implemented as a new sublayer above the MAC sublayer.
Keywords :
access protocols; home computing; local area networks; telecommunication congestion control; Home Phone-line Network Alliance; HomePNA MAC protocol; LAN; collision resolution mechanism; home networks; priority aggregation mechanism; priority levels; throughput; Access protocols; Cable TV; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Home automation; Media Access Protocol; Physical layer; Quality of service; Road accidents; Throughput;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, 2004. 29th Annual IEEE International Conference on
ISSN :
0742-1303
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2260-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.2004.67
Filename :
1367230
Link To Document :
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