ISSN:
1572-834X
Keywords:
wireless LAN
;
MAC protocol
;
CSMA/CA
;
throughput
;
packet delay
;
random access
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
Abstract The performance of Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) protocols, which is adopted as a draft standard in IEEE 802.11, is analyzed in the view of throughput and packet delay. We consider three kinds of CSMA/CA protocols, which include Basic, Stop-and-Wait and 4-Way Handshake CSMA/CA, and introduce a theoretical analysis for them. First, we consider that a network consists of a finite population and then expand to an infinite population model. We model the CSMA/CA protocol as a hybrid protocol of a 1-persistent CSMA and a p-persistent CSMA protocol. We calculate the throughput and packet delay for three kinds of CSMA/CA protocols and verify analytical results by computer simulation. We have found that 4-Way Handshake CSMA/CA shows better performance than those of other two type CSMA/CA in high traffic load and analytical results are very close to simulation ones.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018350821500
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