Analyzing IEEE 802.11 DCF for FU-FB Systems under Multipath Fading Channels Using TUA

Author

Masood, Khayyam ; Sohail, Muhammad S. ; Sheikh, A.U.H.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

fYear

2013

fDate

2-5 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper presents the performance analysis of IEEE 802.11 DCF (distributed coordination function) using tagged user analysis (TUA). Performance of IEEE 802.11 DCF has been widely studied, mostly using Markov chains. Markov analysis becomes practically intractable for systems with finite users/stations (STAs) each having a finite buffer capacity. The analysis becomes even complicated under realistic channel models where multipath fading is encountered. This paper uses TUA, an approximate technique, for the analysis of quality of service (QoS) parameters like system throughput, wait delay, response time, packet blocking probability and average queue size. Simulation results show that TUA accurately predicts the performance of IEEE 802.11 DCF.

Keywords

Markov processes; access protocols; approximation theory; carrier sense multiple access; fading channels; quality of service; queueing theory; wireless LAN; CSMA-CA; FU-FB systems; IEEE 802.11 DCF analysis; MAC; Markov chains; QoS; STA; TUA; WLAN; approximate technique; average queue size; carrier sense multiple access-with-collision avoidance; distributed coordination function; finite buffer capacity; finite stations; finite users; medium access control protocol; multipath fading channels; packet blocking probability; quality-of-service parameter analysis; response time; system throughput; tagged user analysis; wait delay; wireless area networks; Computational modeling; Delays; Fading; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Queueing analysis; Throughput; Time factors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 2013 IEEE 77th

Conference_Location

Dresden

ISSN

1550-2252

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VTCSpring.2013.6692460

Filename

6692460