1st International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China

Research Article

Analysis of Performance of a TDMA-based Distributed MAC Protocol in Single-hop Wireless Networks

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344670,
    author={Rui  Zhao and Michael  Einhaus and Daniel  Schultz and Bernhard  Walke},
    title={Analysis of Performance of a TDMA-based Distributed MAC Protocol in Single-hop Wireless Networks},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={CHINACOM},
    year={2007},
    month={4},
    keywords={IEEE 802.11 Extended Service Set (ESS) mesh network Media Access Control (MAC) Mesh Distributed Coordination Function (MDCF) performance modeling TDMA.},
    doi={10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344670}
}
  • Rui Zhao
    Michael Einhaus
    Daniel Schultz
    Bernhard Walke
    Year: 2007
    Analysis of Performance of a TDMA-based Distributed MAC Protocol in Single-hop Wireless Networks
    CHINACOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344670
Rui Zhao1,2,*, Michael Einhaus1,2,*, Daniel Schultz1,2,*, Bernhard Walke1,2,*
  • 1: Chair of Communication Networks, RWTH Aachen University,
  • 2: Kopernikusstr.16, D-52074, Aachen, Germany
*Contact email: rui@comnets.rwth-aachen.de, ein@comnets.rwth-aachen.de, dcs@comnets.rwth-aachen.de, walke@comnets.rwth-aachen.de

Abstract

Nowadays, the IEEE 802.11 infrastructure basic service set (BSS) network is the most widely used wireless LAN (WLAN) system. There are growing needs to interconnect access points (APs) of separate BSSs to create an IEEE 802.11 extended service set (ESS) mesh network over the wireless medium. Mesh distributed coordination function (MDCF) is a novel medium access control (MAC) protocol, designed for interconnecting a large number of APs to form an efficient wireless multi-hop network supporting quality of service (QoS). Based on that an efficient ESS mesh network can be created. This paper evaluates the traffic performance of MDCF by using the analytical approach. Based on the established mathematical model, the optimal frame parameter settings for MDCF can be precisely determined.

Keywords
IEEE 802.11 Extended Service Set (ESS) mesh network Media Access Control (MAC) Mesh Distributed Coordination Function (MDCF) performance modeling TDMA.
Published
2007-04-10
Publisher
IEEE
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344670
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