• DocumentCode
    796784
  • Title

    Packet delay analysis of IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol

  • Author

    Chatzimisios, P. ; Boucouvalas, A.C. ; Vitsas, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Design, Eng. & Comput., Bournemouth Univ., Poole, UK
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1358
  • Lastpage
    1359
  • Abstract
    A new packet delay analysis for the IEEE 802.11b protocol is developed by extending throughput analysis introduced by Bianchi. This analysis is validated by comparison with simulation results using the OPNETTM simulation package. Packet delay results are presented as a function of a number of stations and packet size for basic access and RTS/CTS medium access mechanisms. The proposed analysis identifies when the RTS/CTS mechanism achieves lower packet delay with respect to the basic access mechanism and becomes highly beneficial for the performance of IEEE 802.11 WLANs.
  • Keywords
    IEEE standards; access protocols; packet switching; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol; OPNET simulation package; RTS/CTS medium access mechanisms; WLANs; packet delay analysis; packet size; throughput analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030868
  • Filename
    1234643
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=796784