Service-based rate adaptation architecture for IEEE 802.11e QoS networks

Jong Ok Kim, Hideki Tode, Koso Murakami

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Abstract

One of the promising solutions to combat wireless channel fluctuations in IEEE 802.11 networks is to appropriately exploit multi-rate capability of the physical layer. The mechanism to adaptively select actual transmission rates based on channel condition is generally referred to as RA (rate adaptation). Recently, T-RA (throughput-based rate adaptation) has been proposed to maximize system capacity. On the other hand, for multimedia traffic, E-RA (error-based rate adaptation) has been proposed, which guarantees target error rate. In this paper, we newly propose S-RA (service-based rate adaptation) which dynamically selects an RA method suitable for the traffic type of transmission packets. T-RA is employed for best-effort data while E-RA for real-time multimedia. Thus, in S-RA, different RA schemes are adaptively chosen on per-packet basis. The proposed S-RA architecture can be incorporated into the 802.11e QoS MAC where traffics are classified into multiple classes by their QoS requirements. Combined with 802.11e, the S-RA architecture can contribute to better QoS enhancement of real-time traffic, while preserving consistent BE throughput when compared with only T-RA or E-RA.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGLOBECOM'05
Subtitle of host publicationIEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005
Pages3341-3345
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventGLOBECOM'05: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005 - St. Louis, MO, United States
Duration: 2005 Nov 282005 Dec 2

Publication series

NameGLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference
Volume6

Other

OtherGLOBECOM'05: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Louis, MO
Period05/11/2805/12/2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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