A Packet Size Control Algorithm for IEEE 802.16e

Author

Ciccarese, Giovanni ; De Blasi, Mario ; Marra, Pierluigi ; Palazzo, Cosimo ; Patrono, Luigi

Author_Institution

Univ. of Salento, Lecce

fYear

2008

fDate

March 31 2008-April 3 2008

Firstpage

1420

Lastpage

1425

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel algorithm which enables an ARQ protocol defined for IEEE 802.16e to vary the packet size depending on wireless channel behaviour. The algorithm adopts an analytical approach for dynamically evaluating the optimal packet size. The latter is derived from an expression of the ARQ protocol efficiency, obtained by exploiting a finite-state Markov error model which also considers Adaptive Modulation/Coding. The effectiveness of the designed algorithm in improving TCP performance has been evaluated.

Keywords

IEEE standards; Markov processes; adaptive codes; adaptive modulation; telecommunication channels; wireless LAN; ARQ protocol; IEEE 802.16e; adaptive coding; adaptive modulation; finite-state Markov error model; optimal packet size; packet size control algorithm; wireless channel behaviour; Access protocols; Algorithm design and analysis; Automatic repeat request; Communications Society; Forward error correction; Media Access Protocol; Modulation coding; OFDM modulation; Size control; Wireless application protocol;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2008. WCNC 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

ISSN

1525-3511

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1997-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCNC.2008.255

Filename

4489286