Research Article
Fractional Backoff Algorithm for the Next Generation WLAN
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-06158-6_3, author={Xuewei Cai and Bo Li and Mao Yang and Zhongjiang Yan and Bo Yang and Yi Jin and Xiaobo Li}, title={Fractional Backoff Algorithm for the Next Generation WLAN}, proceedings={Wireless Internet. 11th EAI International Conference, WiCON 2018, Taipei, Taiwan, October 15-16, 2018, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={WICON}, year={2019}, month={1}, keywords={WLAN IEEE 802.11 DCF Binary exponential backoff Dense deployment Next generation WLAN}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-06158-6_3} }- Xuewei Cai
Bo Li
Mao Yang
Zhongjiang Yan
Bo Yang
Yi Jin
Xiaobo Li
Year: 2019
Fractional Backoff Algorithm for the Next Generation WLAN
WICON
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06158-6_3
Abstract
With the rapid popularization of wireless communication devices, wireless local area network (WLAN) is ubiquitous in daily life. However, the demand for wireless communication services is growing rapidly and brings new challenges to WLAN technology. The problem of performance degradation under dense deployment network scenarios is an important topic in the next generation WLAN (NGW). This paper proposes fractional backoff algorithm, named eat-B, to enhance area throughput. Eat-B introduces fractional backoff and enables the nodes who provide more contributions for the area throughput to finish their backoff process faster. Simulation results indicate that the area throughput of the eat-B algorithm outperforms the binary exponential backoff (BEB) algorithm adopted by the traditional IEEE 802.11, especially under dense deployment scenarios.