DocumentCode :
2783628
Title :
On improving the performance of IEEE 802.11 with multihop concepts
Author :
Zhu, Hao ; Cao, Guohong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
fYear :
2003
fDate :
20-22 Oct. 2003
Firstpage :
151
Lastpage :
156
Abstract :
It is well known that IEEE 802.11 provides a physical layer multirate capability. In this paper, we propose a novel MAC layer relay-enabled point coordination function (PCF) protocol, called rPCF, to exploit this capability. With multiple data rates in response to different channel conditions, if the direct link has low data rate, data packets may be delivered faster through a relay node. To enable MAC layer relay, the access point needs to collect information about the channel conditions, and notify mobile nodes which data rate to use and whether to use a relay node. We design protocols to achieve this goal and refine these protocols to minimize the control overhead. Simulation results show that rPCF can significantly improve the system performance in terms of system throughput and transmission delay with a very small control overhead.
Keywords :
access protocols; frequency hop communication; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 performance improvement; MAC layer protocol; control overhead minimization; data packet; media access control; mobile node; multihop concept; multiple data rate; physical layer multirate capability; relay-enabled point coordination function protocol; system throughput; transmission delay; Access protocols; Computer science; Delay; Media Access Protocol; Physical layer; Refining; Relays; System performance; Throughput; Wireless LAN;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks, 2003. ICCCN 2003. Proceedings. The 12th International Conference on
ISSN :
1095-2055
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7945-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.2003.1284163
Filename :
1284163
Link To Document :
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