Title :
Natural hidden terminal and the performance of the wireless LANs
Author :
Zahedi, A. ; Pahlavan, K.
Author_Institution :
Center for Wireless Inf. Network Studies, Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
Abstract :
If the access point (AP) and all the mobile terminals have the same coverage, there will always be terminals in the coverage area of the AP which are hidden to one another. This phenomenon is referred to as the natural hidden terminal problem. We analyze the impact of the natural hidden terminals on the throughput of a wireless LAN consisting of mobile terminals distributed around an AP. The analysis includes the effects of the difference in the coverage of the AP and the mobile terminals as well as the capture effect caused by the near-far problem
Keywords :
carrier sense multiple access; mobile radio; packet radio networks; telecommunication terminals; wireless LAN; CSMA protocol; access point; capture effect; coverage area; mobile terminals; natural hidden terminal; near-far problem; throughput; wireless LAN performance; Density functional theory; Local area networks; Mathematical model; Mobile antennas; Multiaccess communication; Probability; Propagation delay; Throughput; Wireless LAN; Wireless application protocol;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications Record, 1997. Conference Record., 1997 IEEE 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3777-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1997.627299
