Abstract:
This paper presents RegionDCF, a self-adapting media access control protocol for WLAN that seamlessly behaves as CSMA or round-robin access techniques taking advantage of...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This paper presents RegionDCF, a self-adapting media access control protocol for WLAN that seamlessly behaves as CSMA or round-robin access techniques taking advantage of the most effective properties of each access method. In contrast to preceding works in this area that focused on enhancements of each protocol, or on a mechanism that switches between them, this paper proposes a single access method able to behave both as a pure contention-based or as round-robin based protocol depending on present traffic conditions. Simulation results show that RegionDCF outperforms standard 802.11.
Published in: 2011 IEEE 36th Conference on Local Computer Networks
Date of Conference: 04-07 October 2011
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 29 December 2011
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