IEEE802.11e中基于无确认策略的EDCA机制研究

本文分析了IEEE802．11中DCF和IEEE802．11e中EDCA两种信道接入机制，研究了无确认策略在两种机制下对语音等实时业务QoS的支持能力。通过opnet软件仿真得出，相比于DCF，基于无确认策略的EDCA机制提高了实时业务的QOS，对当前WLAN网络中实时业务的传输有着重要的指导意义。     

WLAN中基于EDCA机制的接纳控制研究

分析IEEE802.11e的服务质量（QoS）调度机制和EDCA访问机制,基于保证通信服务质量、改良EDCA参数,适合分布式的ad hoc网络的运用,提出了一种接纳控制方案和EDCA参数调节改良机制,有效提高了媒体接入控制。     

WLAN QoS机制的分析及改进

本文首先分析了IEEE802．11无线局域网的MAC接入机制，针对802．11e在提供QoS上的局限性，CFB的使用让EDCF机制得到了更为有效的扩展。本文在EDCF-CFB的基础上提出了一种群ACK确认机制并从理论上进行了分析。     

IEEE 802.11e EDCA在Ad Hoc网络中应用仿真分析

IEEE 802.11e EDCA协议通过采用MAC层业务区分的方式,提供网络的QoS支持.分析并比较了802.11e EDCA对802.11 DCF的改进,并通过NS2仿真分析EDCA在Ad Hoc网络中的应用情况,进一步讨论并仿真实现了对EDCA协议参数的分析.仿真结果表明,EDCA在多跳Ad Hoc网络中仍保持了其有效性,实现业务区分并提高了网络的吞吐量等性能,同时协议参数的不同将极大的影响系统性能,通过优化设置参数可以进一步提高系统性能.     

IEEE 802.11e基于竞争的信道访问机制性能分析

在回顾了IEEE802．11MAC协议的基础上，讨论并分析了即将定稿的IEEE802．11e的基于竞争的信道访问工作机制下MAC协议对QoS的支持。     

IEEE 802.11e中基于失真度度量的视频包传输方法

为改善H. 264编码的视频流在802. 11e中的传输性能, 提出了一种结合H. 264/AVC中不同类型的数据分割对视频重建质量的重要性因子和队列状态的视频包映射方法。首先定量分析H. 264/AVC中A、B、C三种分割的丢失对视频重建质量的影响, 得到其重要因子; 然后依据重要因子和队列长度将视频数据包映射到802. 11e的不同EDCA队列中。算法改进了EDCA机制中数据包的静态映射机制, 根据视频分割数据的不等重要性, 提供差异性服务。仿真结果表明, 与目前的视频包静态映射机制相比, 该算法提高了视频重建质量, 最好可提高1 dB以上。     

基于EDCA的MPEG4视频传输的跨层优化算法的研究

通过对MPEG-4格式的视频和802．11e的EDCA协议的研究,提出基于视频帧优先级的跨出优化算法。该算法将视频帧的优先级,和MAC层EDCA协议的优先级队列综合考虑,对视频帧进行动态调度传输。实验证明,这种跨层算法,使得视频质量有了明显的提高。     

基于802.11e EDCA的无线网络传输性能仿真与分析

首先从理论上对比分析了IEEE 802.11 DCF和IEEE 802.11e EDCA这两种MAC接入机制;然后运用NS2网络模拟软件,仿真网络中视频、FTP和背景流在不同MAC协议网络中的性能表现,证实了IEEE 802.11e EDCA能提供QoS支持,提升无线网络传输性能。     

QoS敏感的802.11e分组调度算法

分析并总结无线网络中基于QoS的分组调度算法,针对802.11e EDCA机制中多媒体数据分组调度的不公平问题,提出QoS敏感的802.11e数据分组调度算法.首先,根据不同数据业务延时敏感性需求,提出新的基于紧急度的数据分组调度指标.然后,在802.11e协议中根据业务流的紧急度,调整不同业务流所对应AC队列的参数,改变AC队列信道访问优先级,使紧急业务流有更多机会竞争到信道访问权.最后,进行大量仿真实验,实验结果验证了所提算法的有效性.     

IEEE 802.11e EDCA多优先级混合时隙传输方法

针对无线局域网中各种多媒体数据业务对传输QoS的不同需求,在IEEE 802.11e EDCA机制的基础上提出了一种多优先级混合时隙传输方法。该方法规定一段时间为一个混合时隙,期间包含的时隙数小于等于业务的种类数,各业务按照传输QoS的需求组合分配到不同优先级的时隙中进行传输,从而调节不同传输QoS需求业务在数据链路层的碰撞概率。与传统的IEEE 802.11e EDCA机制相比,多优先级混合时隙传输方法降低了站点之间的碰撞概率,提高了需求业务的吞吐量、丢包率、媒质访问延迟等网络性能指标。对于站点变动较大的网络,其具有较强的抗扰动性。     

Saturated throughput analysis of IEEE 802.11e EDCA

IEEE 802.11e standard has been published to introduce quality of service (QoS) support to the conventional IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN). Enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) is used as the fundamental access mechanism for the medium access control (MAC) layer in IEEE 802.11e. In this paper, a novel Markov chain based model with a simple architecture for EDCA performance analysis under the saturated traffic load is proposed. Compared with the existing analytical models of EDCA, the proposed model incorporates more features of EDCA into the analysis. Firstly, we analyze the effect of using different arbitration interframe spaces (AIFSs) on the performance of EDCA. That is, the time interval from the end of the busy channel can be classified into different contention zones based on the different AIFSs used by different sets of stations, and these different sets of stations may have different transmission probabilities in the same contention zone. Secondly, we analyze the possibility that a station’s backoff procedure may be suspended due to transmission from other stations. We consider that the contention zone specific transmission probability caused by the use of different AIFSs can affect the occurrence and the duration of the backoff suspension procedure. Based on the proposed model, saturated throughput of EDCA is analyzed. Simulation study is performed, which demonstrates that the proposed model has better accuracy than those in the literature.     

Throughput analysis of IEEE 802.11e EDCA under heterogeneous traffic

The amended version of IEEE 802.11e defines the enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) for quality of service (QoS) connections. EDCA provides a priority scheme to classify different traffic categories by the arbitration inter-frame space (AIFS), and the initial and maximum contention window sizes. Most previous Markov chain analyses of EDCA have concentrated on the effect of contention window size, they neglected the effect of AIFS. In this paper, we consider of AIFS events among each back-off procedure and evaluate the saturation throughput of the IEEE 802.11e EDCA under heterogeneous traffic scenarios. The analytical model is based on the differentiated AIFS and uses the discrete time slot to analyses the external collision time. We take advantage of extensive simulation studies to validate the accuracy of the proposed model. Our models accurately estimate the effects of varied back-off window size and AIFS under heterogeneous traffic.     

Supporting QoS in IEEE 802.11e wireless LANs over fading channel

Transferring real-time traffic such as voice and video over wireless LAN networks (WLAN) requires stringent delay and jitter requirements. Recently IEEE 802.11e standard has been emerged to support QoS in WLAN. One of the methods to provide QoS in this standard is Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) which benefits form the concept of traffic categories. However, EDCA is a contention based method; therefore it can not guarantee strict QoS required by real-time services without proper network control mechanisms. In this paper, we analyze the effect of loss and delay caused by fading channel on EDCA performance. Then, we propose a modification to the media access scheme, called CAFD (Collision Avoidance with Fading Detection) to elevate the performance against channel failures. Moreover an adjustment for the maximum number of retransmissions is proposed to maintain the delay and jitter requirements of the real-time traffic. The performances of the proposed methods are evaluated by simulations.     

Performance analysis of a threshold-based dynamic TXOP scheme for intra-AC QoS in wireless LANs

The IEEE 802.11e Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) protocol has been proposed for provisioning of differentiated Quality-of-Service (QoS) between various Access Categories (ACs), i.e., inter-AC QoS, in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). However, the EDCA lacks the support of the intra-AC QoS provisioning, which is indispensable in practical WLANs since the network loads are always asymmetric between traffic flows of ACs with the same priority. To address the intra-AC QoS issue, this paper proposes a Threshold-Based Dynamic Transmission Opportunity (TBD-TXOP) scheme which sets the TXOP limits adaptive to the current status of the transmission queue based on the pre-setting threshold. An analytical model is further developed to evaluate the QoS performance of this scheme in terms of throughput, end-to-end delay, and frame loss probability. NS-2 simulation experiments validate the accuracy of the proposed analytical model. The performance results demonstrate the efficacy of TBD-TXOP for the intra-AC QoS differentiation.     

A new per-class flow fixed proportional differentiated service for multi-service wireless LAN

In this paper, we propose a new per-CLAss Flow fixed proportional differentiated service model (CLAF) and a companioning medium access control scheme for multi-service wireless LANs (WLANs), based on the IEEE 802.11 framework. Different from conventional relative differentiated service, in CLAF, a fixed bandwidth quality ratio is guaranteed on per-class per-flow basis regardless of the traffic load of each service class. Specifically, each service class is assigned a number of separate coordination periods, proportional to the policy-based bandwidth quality ratio for class isolation. Each class is associated with its own contention window size which is dynamically adjusted in accordance with the number of flows in the class in such a way to minimize collision probability between flows of the same class. Simulations results of the CLAF performance as well as a comparison with IEEE 802.11e EDCA including the support of QoS-sensitive VoIP applications are presented. The results show that the proposed scheme outperforms EDCA and achieves better resource utilization efficiency. CLAF can provide users a more predictive, affirmative service guarantees than conventional relative differentiated service like IEEE 802.11e EDCA.     

支持QoS的IEEE 802.11 EDCA性能研究

随着无线网络应用的不断发展,为了适应网络中不同类型业务的区分服务需要,IEEE 802.11工作组在IEEE 802.11 DCF(distributed coordination function)的基础上推出了支持QoS的IEEE 802.11 EDCA协议.针对EDCA(enhanced distributed channel access)协议的优先级区分信道接入特性,提出了一种基于Markov链的协议性能模型分析方法.与已有文献不同,该模型分析同时包含了EDCA主要的3个关键区分信道接入机制:Wmin/Wmax,AIFS(arbitration inter-frame space),TXOP(transmission opportunity).通过模型分析,获得了EDCA协议各优先级接入的传输吞吐量、信道接入延迟、数据丢失率等性能分析.不仅分析了饱和情形下的EDCA性能,而且还对非饱和情形下的EDCA性能进行了分析.仿真验证结果表明,模型分析结果和仿真结果取得了很好的一致性.利用给出的模型分析方法,提出了一种基于TXOP动态调整的D-TXOP(dynamic TXOP)接纳控制算法.算法根据网络中业务流的QoS要求,在动态调整各优先级的TXOP参数设置的基础上,对网络中新到业务流进行接纳控制,达到提高网络的业务承载能力的目的.     

A simple recursive scheme for adjusting the contention window size in IEEE 802.11e wireless ad hoc networks

The IEEE 802.11e standard has been introduced recently for providing Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities in the emerging wireless local area networks. This standard introduces a contention window based Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) technique that provides a prioritized traffic to guarantee the minimum bandwidth needed for time critical applications. However, the EDCA technique resets the Contention Window (CW) of the mobile station statically after each successful transmission. This static behavior does not adapt to the network state since it reduces the network usage and results in bad performance and poor link utilization whenever the demand for link utilization increases. This paper proposes a new adaptive differentiation technique for IEEE 802.11e Wireless Local Area Networks that takes into account the network state before resetting the contention window. In the new technique, the congestion level of the network is sensed by using previous CW values. Three other enhancement techniques that focus on network adaptation are also discussed. Their main limitations are the high complexity of the implemented algorithms and their slow adaptation to the network state when the channel experiences bursty traffic. The proposed technique is compared to the original differentiation techniques of IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11e standards, as well as to the enhancement schemes. Results show that the proposed adaptive technique outperforms IEEE 802.11e and is comparable to the other enhancement schemes while maintaining relatively low complexity requirements.