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IEEE 802.11 Rate Adaptation: A Practical Approach
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@MISC{Lacage_ieee802.11,
author = {Mathieu Lacage and Mohammad Hossein Manshaei and Thierry Turletti},
title = {IEEE 802.11 Rate Adaptation: A Practical Approach},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Today, three di#erent physical (PHY) layers for the IEEE 802.11 WLAN are available (802.11a/b/g); they all provide multi-rate capabilities. To achieve high performance under varying conditions, these devices need to adapt their transmission rate dynamically. While this rate adaptation algorithm is a critical component of their performance, only very few algorithms such as Auto Rate Fallback (ARF) or Receiver Based Auto Rate (RBAR) have been published and the implementation challenges associated with these mechanisms have never been publicly discussed. In this paper, we first present the important characteristics of the 802.11 systems that must be taken into account when such algorithms are designed. Specifically, we emphasize the contrast between low latency and high latency systems, and we give examples of actual chipsets that fall in either of the different categories. We propose an Adaptive ARF (AARF) algorithm for low latency systems that improves upon ARF to provide both short-term and long-term adaptation. The new algorithm has very low complexity while obtaining a performance similar to RBAR, which requires incompatible changes to the 802.11 MAC and PHY protocol. Finally, we present a new rate adaptation algorithm designed for high latency systems that has been implemented and evaluated on an AR5212-based device. Experimentation results show a clear performance improvement over the algorithm previously implemented in the AR5212 driver we used.
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rate adaptation practical approach high latency system receiver based auto rate actual chipsets low latency system low latency ar5212 driver phy protocol ar5212-based device important characteristic incompatible change long-term adaptation experimentation result high performance different category rate adaptation algorithm multi-rate capability clear performance improvement critical component adaptive arf low complexity transmission rate new rate adaptation algorithm auto rate fallback new algorithm
