一种面向实时业务的Ad Hoc网络MAC协议

为降低AdHoe网络中实时业务的端到端时延,提出了基于802．11DCF的改进协议。协议采用3种机制降低实时业务的时延：面向路径的连续转发机制将RTS中的转发信息携带在ACK中发送,给实时业务提供较高的接入优先级;标签交换机制使得中间节点可以在MAC层获取转发信息,加快了实时业务数据包的转发速度;重传控制机制减少了无效传输的超时数据包。仿真结果表明,在重负载条件下,改进协议中实时业务的时延比802．11DCF有大幅度的下降,网络吞吐量也有所提高。     

IEEE 802_11e EDCF饱和状态下性能分析

IEEE 802．11e协议草案以增强型分布式协调功能（EDCF）为基础。用于加强对无线局域网标准IEEE 802.11的QoS支持力度。文章简要介绍了802．11中的分布式协调功能（DCF）和点怫调功能（PCF）。重点阐述了802.11e EDCF的基本原理和组成结构。使用网络模拟工具NS-2对比了DCF和EDCF的吞吐量，并对EDCF在饱和状态下以及站点慢速移动情况下的性能进行了详细的分析和比较。     

WLAN上的多媒体业务质量研究

随着无线网络的迅速发展，网络上的业务流量与日俱增，如何保证无线局城网实时业务服务质量的问题也越来越突出．文中分别介绍了IEEE802．11中的MAC层协议和802．11e标准中所采纳的改进方式，通过对比分析DCF和EDCF的性能特性，具体仿真时延和丢包率两个性能参数，指出了802．11e标准对MAC层所做的改进．     

802.11 Mesh network中WBDMR分布式路由协议的研究

提出了一种适用于中等规模的802．11 Mesh network网络的无线分布式路由协议（WBDMR）。该协议借鉴了基于Ad-Hoc 的ADOV协议并进行了改造，实现了不同BSS（基本服务集）间无线客户端通过无线中继相互通信。利用节点间交换链路损耗信息实现了动态负载平衡、有效地抑制了冗余路由信息的传播、消除了路由环路、建立了备份路由。仿真结果表明，WBDMR协议具有较好的路由特性和时延特性。     

无线局域网QoS技术发展研究

无线局域网由于技术简单、成本低廉并能提供高速率的数据传输而得到广泛的应用，然而已经发布的IEEE 802．11协议并没有内建对QoS的支持。介绍了无线局域网QoS技术的发展，包括针对IEEE 802．11MAC层协议进行的各种QoS增强技术，以及即将发布的IEEE 802．11e标准对QoS的支持。     

WAPI与IEEE 802.11i安全协议通信性能分析

网络的安全性及通信性能是用户最为关注、也是最影响无线局域网技术应用的两个方面。然而不同安全协议工作过程的差异化将导致网络性能各不相同。文中在研究无线局域网的两种主要安全协议WAPI和IEEE 802．11i的基础上，分别对其数据吞吐量及用户接入时延这两个最关键的通信性能进行定性和定量分析。分析结果表明WAPI在安全性及通信性能均优于802．11i。文中最后并提出了进一步改进WAPI通信性能的思路。     

无线局域网MAC层QoS研究

在分析无线网协议提供QoS保证方面存在的问题的基础上，讨论了IEEE802．11e的两个新的策略：增强的分布式协调功能和混合协调功能。通过对受控竞争机制的分析．指出了IEEE802．11e仍存在的不足及未来的发展方向。     

IEEE802．11无线局域网络性能分析

无线局域网是目前无线通信领域中的主要通信网络之一，如何有效的分析IEE802．11无线局域网中的饱和吞吐率和接入时延一直是无线局域网中的研究重点．本文引入了一种新型的分析模型，分析了IEEE802．11DCF协议下Ad Hoc网络的饱和吞吐量，该模型不仅简单而且准确，有效地降低了分析方法的复杂度；同时本文还建立了一种有效的模型，分析了IEEE802．11DCF协议下Ad Hoc网络的接入时延．仿真结果表明所有的分析结果和仿真结果都很吻合，这说明了我们的分析模型是可行的．     

综合业务局域网的自适应混合多路访问协议

综合业务局域网正向着高速率、较大地理范围和多工作站的方向发展。所以必须相应发展更有效的介质访问协议。混合多路访问协议结合了随机争用协议和令牌协议的优点,在轻重负载情况下都有好的时延和吞吐量性能。但在中等负载情况下以及在活动站比总站数少很多时,混合多路访问协议不能保持高的效率。为此,本文提出了一种自适应混合多路访问协议ADHYMAP,它是CSMA/CD、隐令牌协议和本文提出的一种预约访问协议的结合。目的是利用预约访问协议改善中等负载特性,以及支持活动站比总站数少很多的情况。因此,ADHYMAP能够支持较大的网络规模,可以应用于大城市网络(MAN)。ADHYMAP是分布式的,具有很高的可靠性。在ADHYMAP中还引入了话音优先权机制和流量控制措施。最后,与其它协议的时延-负载特性以及随活动站数变化的情况进行了计算机模拟对比。     

分布式认知无线电网络多路径路由协议研究综述

为了深入研究分布式认知无线电网络的多路径路由问题,阐述了分布式认知无线电网络基本特征以及多路径路由设计面临的问题与挑战。分布式认知无线电网络多路径路由采用多路径并行传输,可有效降低传输时延、增加网络吞吐量与传输可靠性、实现网络负载均衡。根据路由优化目标不同,从吞吐量、带宽、干扰、时延、负载均衡和路由发现六方面对近年来多路径路由协议的主要研究成果进行了分类,然后逐类对多路径路由协议进行了分析和讨论,最后分别从分布式认知无线电网络基本特征的适应性与多路径路由协议特征两个方面进行了比较,并展望了分布式认知无线电网络多路径路由协议需进一步研究的方向。     

Supporting multimedia streaming and best‐effort data transmission over IEEE 802.11e EDCA

As demand for broadband multimedia wireless services increases, improving quality of service (QoS) of the widely deployed IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN (WLAN) has become crucial. To support the QoS required by a wide range of applications, the IEEE 802.11 working group has defined a new standard: IEEE 802.11e. In this paper, we propose a measurement‐based dynamic media time allocation (MBDMTA) scheme combined with a concatenating window scheme to support real‐time variable bit rate (rt‐VBR) video and best‐effort (BE) data transmission using IEEE 802.11e enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA). To provide the QoS guarantee for rt‐VBR video, the proposed MBDMTA scheme dynamically assigns channel time to the rt‐VBR video based on the estimate of the required network resources. On the other hand, the concatenating window scheme controls the contention window (CW) ranges of different priority flows such that real‐time services always have higher channel access probability, thus achieving the capability of preemptive priorities. In addition, the concatenating window scheme preserves fairness among flows of the same class and attains high channel utilization under different network conditions. Simulation results demonstrate that the throughput and delay performance improve significantly for the transmission of rt‐VBR video and BE traffic as compared to those for the 802.11e EDCA specification. It is also revealed that combining the two proposed schemes provides seamless integration and reliable transmission of digital video and data service within the 802.11e EDCA framework. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Distributed resource allocation schemes

In this article, we discuss distributed resource allocation schemes in which each transmitter determines its allocation autonomously, based on the exchange of interference prices. These schemes have been primarily motivated by the common model for spectrum sharing in which a user or service provider may transmit in a designated band provided that they abide by certain rules (e.g., a standard such as 802.11). An attractive property of these schemes is that they are scalable, i.e., the information exchange and overhead can be adapted according to the size of the network.     

Analytical Analysis of Applying Packet Fragmentation Mechanism on Both Basic and RTS/CTS Access Methods of the IEEE 802.11b DCF Network Under Imperfect Channel and Finite Load Conditions

The mathematical modeling and performance evaluation of the IEEE 802.11 network in all its various extensions (802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11e, 802.11n, etc.) have already been widely explored over the past years. However, the Packet Fragmentation Mechanism (PFM), which is proposed by the IEEE work group to enhance the MAC sub-layer of the IEEE 802.11 standard in an error-prone channel, has been missed in the available literature. Yet, the PFM is the only existing solution to reduce the influence of bit error rate and the length of data packets on the packet error rate, and consequently on the performances of IEEE 802.11 networks. In this paper, we propose a new three-dimensional Markov chain in order to model, for the first time in the literature, the PFM in both Basic and RTS/CTS access methods of the IEEE 802.11b DCF network under imperfect channel and finite load conditions. Then, we develop mathematical models to derive a variety of performance metrics, such as: the overall throughput, the average packet delay successfully transmitted, the average packet drop time, the delay jitter and the packet delay distribution. Performance analysis of applying PFM on both Basic and RTS/CTS access methods of the IEEE 802.11b DCF network under imperfect channel and finite load conditions shows original results and leads to new conclusions that could not be intuitively expected.     

Stable operation of IEEE 802.11e EDCA: Interaction between offered load and MAC parameters

In this paper, we study impacts of TXOP allocation and AIFS parameter on one hop IEEE 802.11e EDCA network under varying offered load. Offered load is modified by changing the parameters of arrival process and node populations. Arrival process is varied by altering burst size distribution, mean burst size, frame size, and arrival rates. We investigate the effects of the offered load parameters on the network stability and non-saturation boundaries of IEEE 802.11e EDCA. Our results show interaction of offered load and MAC parameters. The results suggest the range of network parameters which preserve network stability and still achieve QoS differentiation.     

Busy tone contention protocol: a new high‐throughput and energy‐efficient wireless local area network medium access control protocol using busy tone

Design of an efficient wireless medium access control (MAC) protocol is a challenging task due to the time‐varying characteristics of wireless communication channel and different delay requirements in diverse applications. To support variable number of active stations and varying network load conditions, random access MAC protocols are employed. Existing wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol (IEEE 802.11) is found to be inefficient at high data rates because of the overhead associated with the contention resolution mechanism employed. The new amendments of IEEE 802.11 that support multimedia traffic (IEEE 802.11e) are at the expense of reduced data traffic network efficiency. In this paper, we propose a random access MAC protocol called busy tone contention protocol (BTCP) that uses out‐of‐band signals for contention resolution in WLANs. A few variants of this protocol are also proposed to meet the challenges in WLAN environments and application requirements. The proposed BTCP isolate multimedia traffics from background data transmissions and gives high throughput irrespective of the number of contending stations in the network. As a result, in BTCP, admission control of multimedia flows becomes simple and well defined. Studies of the protocol, both analytically and through simulations under various network conditions, have shown to give better performance in comparison with the IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一种新的增加Ad hoc 网络吞吐量的MAC协议设计

该文提出一种新的MAC协议,其目的是增加802.11b的网络容量。虽然IEEE的802.11b协议提供了较高的原始速率,但是物理层和MAC层随速率提高而引入的额外开销也不断增大。此外,物理层规范定义了两种物理层数据单元格式,但是研究者没有研究如何利用开销小的物理层数据单元来提高802.11b的容量。该文提出一种物理层自适应的算法,它能自适应地选择802.11b物理层规范中的两种不同物理层数据单元格式进行传输,并计算相应的网络分配向量。通过NS仿真证明,该协议能够提高网络的性能,如端到端的时延,有效吞吐量和传包率,特别是在高负载,高速率情况下。     

Impact of bursty error rates on the performance of wireless local area network (WLAN)

With an increasing popularity of DCF based wireless LAN, the modeling of 802.11 distributed coordination function (DCF) has attracted lots of research attention. Existing analysis of 802.11 DCF has been focused on the determination of the throughput and the packet delay under saturated traffic and ideal channel conditions. Although some recent papers address the saturated performance under a simple uniform error model, they can hardly capture the impact of bursty characteristics of wireless fading on the performance of 802.11 DCF. This paper presents exact formulae for the throughput and the delay in DCF for various traffic conditions when either saturated or unsaturated traffic load is present. A two-state Markov channel model is incorporated to present the bursty characteristics of channel errors. With our analysis, the impact of bursty channel error on unsuccessful transmission probability and the DCF performance can be determined. The results of our analytical framework reveal that the four-way handshaking scheme does not improve throughput substantially for light traffic load. However, for heavy traffic load, the four-way handshaking scheme is advantageous as compared to the basic access scheme. Also, extensive simulation is done to substantiate the accuracy of our analytical model.     

TWDM-PON中用户行为感知的动态资源分配策略

TWDM-PON是下一代光接入网的主流方案,具有带宽高、距离长、用户多等特点.针对用户行为差异性增大的问题,为有效降低网络时延及提升资源分配的公平性,提出一种用户行为感知的动态资源分配策略.根据用户行为带来的业务动态变化状况,动态调整ONU的轮询机制以满足用户服务水平变化要求,并划分子周期交替发送不同等级的业务,设计高效的数据块加载方法来实现负载均衡的多波长传输.仿真结果表明,与传统策略相比,所提策略在保证资源利用率高达95%的同时,既使业务平均时延改善50%以上,也使资源分配具有更好的公平性.     

5G网络切片场景中基于预测的虚拟网络功能动态部署算法

针对无线虚拟化网络在时间域上业务请求的动态变化和信息反馈时延导致虚拟资源分配的不合理,该文提出一种基于长短时记忆(LSTM)网络的流量感知算法,该算法通过服务功能链(SFC)的历史队列信息来预测未来负载状态。基于预测的结果,联合考虑虚拟网络功能(VNF)的调度问题和相应的计算资源分配问题,提出一种基于最大最小蚁群算法(MMACA)的虚拟网络功能动态部署方法,在满足未来队列不溢出的最低资源需求的前提下,采用按需分配的方式最大化计算资源利用率。仿真结果表明,该文提出的基于LSTM神经网络预测模型能够获得很好的预测效果,实现了网络的在线监测;基于MMACA的VNF部署方法有效降低了比特丢失率的同时也降低了整体VNF调度产生的平均端到端时延。     

Distributed Scheduling and Dynamic Pricing in a Communication Network

This paper studies dynamic resource allocation in a decentralized communication network. The temporal aspect in the decentralized resource allocation problem presents new challenges, e.g., in optimizing the delay-throughput trade-off under user-specific delay costs. A dynamic bandwidth allocation game modelling an agent-based network is presented. The dynamic noncooperative game achieves Pareto-efficient bandwidth allocation that can be implemented by a greedy algorithm with pricing. Optimal dynamic pricing is discussed for the efficient sharing of network resources. An ad hoc wireless network is an example of such self-organizing decentralized system: the mobile nodes need not be directly connected to a base station. Another application of the model is to consider distributed uplink scheduling, based on local information, in a WCDMA network. The discretized control variable of a mobile node is either the received power/QoS-level or the binary decision on packet transmission.