Performance Analysis of Multipath Data Transmission in Multihop Ad Hoc Networks

Author

Zhao, Li ; Delgado-Frias, José G.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA

Volume

3

fYear

2006

fDate

28-28 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

927

Lastpage

932

Abstract

Data transmission in ad hoc networks involves interactions between MAC-layer protocol and data forwarding along network-layer paths. These interactions have been shown to have significant effect on system throughput and source queue characteristics. In this paper, multipath data transmission is studied and analyzed based on the DCF in IEEE 802.11 MAC protocols. Analytical models are developed to demonstrate the frame service time and the queue characteristics in the source station under unsaturated conditions for two frame arrival processes (Poisson and deterministic) and two packet generation processes (round robin and batch). The throughput in the multipath multihop system is also investigated and a bound of it is derived. These models are all validated by means of simulation under various scenarios

Keywords

access protocols; ad hoc networks; data communication; queueing theory; stochastic processes; DCF; IEEE 802.11 MAC protocols; MAC-layer protocol; Poisson arrival processes; data forwarding; deterministic arrival processes; frame arrival processes; frame service time; multihop ad hoc networks; multipath data transmission; multipath multihop system; network-layer paths; packet generation processes; queue characteristics; Ad hoc networks; Analytical models; Character generation; Data communication; Media Access Protocol; Performance analysis; Queueing analysis; Round robin; Spread spectrum communication; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, 2006. SECON '06. 2006 3rd Annual IEEE Communications Society on

Conference_Location

Reston, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0626-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SAHCN.2006.288584

Filename

4068393