A cross-layer approach to packet size adaptation for improved utilization in mobile wireless networks

International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4335-4346

  Yang, Kai Ting ^a   Lai, Wei Kuang ^a   Shieh, Chin Shiuh ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cross layer approach; Packet size adaptation; Wireless network

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION LAYERS; BANDWIDTH ALLOCATIONS; CHANNEL CONDITIONS; CO-DESIGNS; CODING METHODS; COMPRESSION RATES; CROSS-LAYER; CROSS-LAYER APPROACH; CURRENT CHANNEL CONDITION; HANDOVER DELAY; HANDOVER PROCESS; MAC LAYER; MOBILE NODES; MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORK; NETWORK TRANSMISSION; PACKET LOSS RATES; PACKET SIZE; PACKET SIZE ADAPTATION; RADIO SIGNALS; ROUTER CONGESTION; SEAMLESS HANDOVER; TCP CONGESTION CONTROL MECHANISMS; TRANSMISSION RATES; TRANSPORT LAYERS;

BANDWIDTH COMPRESSION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; PACKET LOSS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 71149110838     PISSN: 13494198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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