• DocumentCode
    778431
  • Title

    On the Performance of Service Publishing in IEEE 802.11 Multi-Access Environment

  • Author

    Sorte, Dario Di ; Femminella, Mauro ; Reali, Gianluca

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettronica e dell´´Informazione, Perugia Univ.
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    322
  • Lastpage
    324
  • Abstract
    In a multi-access/service IEEE 802.11 environment, the problem of providing users with service-related information to support a correct and fast network selection is expected to become a very important issue. We present a quantitative comparison between the legacy scenario, where each user must enter a network point of access to check its service offer, and the enhanced scenario where some service-related information is broadcasted through beacons. Results confirm the effectiveness of the beacon-based approach, in terms of discovery time, server load, and bandwidth consumption
  • Keywords
    multi-access systems; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 multiaccess environment; beacon-based approach; Authentication; Availability; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Communication system security; Information security; Network servers; Publishing; Roaming; Telecommunication traffic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7798
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LCOM.2007.348288
  • Filename
    4155630