Buffer unit multiple access (BUMA) protocol: An enhancement to IEEE 802.11b DCF

GLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 2584-2588

  Sarkar, Nurul I ^a   Sowerby, Kevin W ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

BUMA protocol; IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function (DCF); Medium access control (MAC)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PACKET NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

BUFFER UNIT MULTIPLE ACCESS (BUMA) PROTOCOL; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC); TRAFFIC LOAD;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 33846644887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2005.1578228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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