Performance impairments in single-mode radio-over-fiber systems due to MAC constraints

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2540-2548

  Kalantari Sabet, B ^a   Mjeku, M ^b   Gomes, N J ^b   Mitchell, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; IEEE 802.11; MAC; Performance evaluation; Radio over fiber (RoF); TCP transmission; UDP transmission

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MICROWAVES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PACKET NETWORKS; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSMISSION; SENSOR NETWORKS; STANDARDS; THROUGHPUT; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL; TRANSMISSIONS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

BROADBAND; IEEE 802.11; MAC; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; RADIO-OVER-FIBER (ROF); TCP TRANSMISSION; UDP TRANSMISSION;

FIBERS;

EID: 54949143669     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.927158     Document Type: Article

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