Throughput analysis of an extended service set in IEEE 802.11

Author

Ergen, Mustafa ; Dundar, Baris ; Varaiya, Pravin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

29 Nov.-3 Dec. 2004

Firstpage

1040

Abstract

We present a method to determine the throughput of an extended service set in an IEEE 802.11 network. The method combines two tools. The first tool takes the location of access points and a floor plan and uses an RF propagation model to predict the spatial distribution of SNR and interference that mobile stations will experience. The second tool takes the SNR of mobile stations and predicts system throughput, based on an analytical Markov chain model. The method can help to intelligently plan WLAN deployment.

Keywords

IEEE standards; Markov processes; interference (signal); radiowave propagation; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 WLAN; RF propagation model; SNR spatial distribution; WLAN deployment; access point location; analytical Markov chain model; extended service set; floor plan; intelligent planning; interference spatial distribution; mobile stations; system throughput; throughput analysis; Analytical models; Degradation; Monitoring; Predictive models; Propagation losses; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency interference; Throughput; Transmitters; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 2004. GLOBECOM '04. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8794-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.2004.1378116

Filename

1378116