AISLE: autonomic interface selection for wireless users

We address the problem of wireless stations self-configuration in a WLAN environment with overlapping access point coverages. We propose and investigate a transport-layer solution called AISLE (autonomic interface selection) that builds on top of the SCTP protocol and exploits its multihoming features. Through simulation, we evaluate AISLE´s capability to maximize the throughput of multi-interface stations and to achieve an optimal partition of the stations across overlapping WLANs. Although we focus on a WLAN scenario, AISLE is independent of the technology used at the physical and MAC layers