An empirical analysis of heterogeneity in IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol implementations and its implications

WiNTECH 2006 - Proceedings of the First ACM International Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental Evaluation and Characterization (co-located with MobiCom 2006)

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 80-87

  Gopinath, K N ^a   Bhagwat, Pravin ^b   Gopinath, K ^c  

^a AirTight Networks Pvt Ltd   (India)

^b AirTight Networks Inc   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Conformance; Device signature; Heterogeneity; IEEE 802.11; MAC; Performance models

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY ALLOCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; MOBILE DEVICES; STANDARDS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

CONFORMANCE; DEVICE SIGNATURE; HETEROGENEITY; PERFORMANCE MODELS;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 34247325614     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1160987.1161002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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