Mice over Mesh: HTTP Measurements over a WiFi-based Wireless Mesh Network

Karina Gomez; Roberto Riggio; Daniele Miorandi

5th International workshop on Wireless Network Measurements

Research Article

Mice over Mesh: HTTP Measurements over a WiFi-based Wireless Mesh Network

Cite: BibTeX Plain Text

@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/WIOPT.2009.5291580,
    author={Karina Gomez and Roberto Riggio and Daniele Miorandi},
    title={Mice over Mesh: HTTP Measurements over a WiFi-based Wireless Mesh Network},
    proceedings={5th International workshop on Wireless Network Measurements},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={WINMEE},
    year={2009},
    month={10},
    keywords={wireless networks IEEE 802.11 mesh architecture HTTP performance analysis},
    doi={10.1109/WIOPT.2009.5291580}
}

Karina Gomez
Roberto Riggio
Daniele Miorandi
Year: 2009
Mice over Mesh: HTTP Measurements over a WiFi-based Wireless Mesh Network
WINMEE
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WIOPT.2009.5291580

Karina Gomez¹^,*, Roberto Riggio¹^,*, Daniele Miorandi¹^,*

1: CREATE-NET Via alla Cascata 56/C 38100, Trento, Italy

*Contact email: karina.gomez@create-net.org, roberto.riggio@create-net.org, daniele.miorandi@create-net.it

Abstract

Wireless mesh networks are emerging as a promising access network architecture. In this work, we report on an extensive measurement campaign performed over an experimental WiFi--based mesh network, deployed in an office building environment. The measurements are focused on the performance of HTTP traffic. Results demonstrate the existence of an unfairness issue, whereby longer sessions achieve better performance than shorter ones. This is known to be potentially harmful in terms of mean session delay and user--perceived quality of service. Potential countermeasures are presented and discussed.

Keywords: wireless networks IEEE 802.11 mesh architecture HTTP performance analysis

Published: 2009-10-23
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WIOPT.2009.5291580