Packet dispersion in IEEE 802.11 wireless networks

Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 721-729

  Li, Mingzhe ^a   Claypool, Mark ^a   Kinicki, Robert ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIT ERROR RATE; DISPERSION (WAVES); ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERNET; PACKET NETWORKS; STANDARDS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

802.11 MAC; 802.11B; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; BIT ERRORS; CHANNEL CONDITIONS; EFFECTIVE CAPACITY (EC); IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKS; LOCAL COMPUTER; MAXIMUM CAPACITY; NS-2 SIMULATORS; PACKET DISPERSION; PACKET SIZE (PS); RATE ADAPTATION; RTS/CTS; SHORT TIME SCALES; TESTBED MEASUREMENTS; WIRED NETWORKS; WIRELESS CAPACITY;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 36949037850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LCN.2006.322028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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