An analysis of the influence of the threshold parameter on the IEEE 802.11 network performance

Author

Natkaniec, Marek ; Pach, Andrzej R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Telecommun., Univ. of Min. & Metall., Cracow, Poland

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

819

Abstract

This paper presents a simulation analysis of the influence of the RTS-threshold parameter on the IEEE 802.11 network performance. The throughput and the mean frame delay as functions of the offered load for different RTS-threshold values and number of stations transmitting frames of a random size are studied. The optimal value of the RTS-threshold as a function of the number of contending stations is determined. This allows us to design an IEEE 802.11 network in such a way that can substantially improve its performance

Keywords

IEEE standards; delays; digital simulation; parameter estimation; performance evaluation; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 network performance; IEEE 802.11 standard; RTS-threshold parameter; mean frame delay; offered load; random size frame transmission; request to send; simulation analysis; threshold parameter; throughput; wireless LAN; wireless local area networks; Access protocols; Analytical models; Delay; Ethernet networks; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Performance analysis; Throughput; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Networking Confernce, 2000. WCNC. 2000 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1525-3511

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6596-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCNC.2000.903961

Filename

903961