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Measured Performance of a Wireless LAN (1992)
| Venue: | in Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks |
| Citations: | 61 - 0 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Duchamp92measuredperformance,
author = {Dan Duchamp and Neil F. Reynolds},
title = {Measured Performance of a Wireless LAN},
booktitle = {in Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks},
year = {1992},
pages = {494--499},
publisher = {IEEE}
}
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Abstract
We have studied the performance of a high-speed commercial spread-spectrum wireless LAN that uses the CSMA/CA multiple-access strategy. Employing synthetic workloads, we measured packet capture success more so than signal propagation characteristics. Specifically, we measured throughput, packet loss rates, range, and patterns of errors within packets. We conclude that CSMA/CA is quite successful in allocating bandwidth under stress, but that packet capture rate degrades very quickly once the LAN's effective range is exceeded. Hence, network maintainers should plan the layout of wireless networks at least as carefully as they plan wired networks. 1 Introduction Thanks to regulatory decisions and improvements in technology, the last several years have seen an explosion of developments in the commercial wireless sector of the telecommunications industry. So far the emphasis has been on low-speed, voice-oriented telephony applications. Another promising application is data movement over...
Keyphrases
wireless lan effective range packet capture success csma ca network maintainer data movement wireless network high-speed commercial spread-spectrum wireless lan csma ca multiple-access strategy telecommunication industry packet capture rate degrades commercial wireless sector voice-oriented telephony application signal propagation characteristic promising application employing synthetic workload regulatory decision introduction thanks packet loss rate last several year
