A semi Markov-based analysis of rate adaptation algorithms in wireless LANs

2007 4th Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, SECON

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 371-380

  Singh, Angad ^a   Starobinski, David ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AD-HOC COMMUNICATIONS; AUTOMATIC RATE FALLBACK; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSIONS; MARKOVIAN; RATE ADAPTATION; SEMI-MARKOV; THROUGHPUT PERFORMANCE; WIRELESS LANS;

AD HOC NETWORKS; ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; ALGORITHMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; THROUGHPUT; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 48049105554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SAHCN.2007.4292849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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