确保无线AdHoc网络服务质量的MAC协议研究

本文针对无线局域网中MAC层Qos支持技术进行了研究，在分析了现有的EDCF退避机制的静态参数设置方法的基础上，提出结合网络负载状况动态调节不同优先级业务的竞争窗口和退避时间，改变不同优先级业务的信道接入方式的方法。仿真结果表明，动态调节法相较于静态参数法在网络吞吐量、时延、碰撞率方面都有更好的表现。     

WiMAX中的多业务接入性能分析

针对IEEE802.16媒体接入机制,研究了WiMAX(微波存取全球互通)系统中多业务场景下的吞吐量、接入延时和丢包率性能,考察了帧结构、最小竞争窗和延时约束对不同优先级业务性能的影响。仿真结果表明,选择最优的帧结构并为有不同QoS(服务质量)需求的业务选择接入参数,能够增加系统吞吐量,减小业务接入延时和丢包率。     

基于M/G/1/K排队模型的IEEE802.11e EDCA性能研究

该文利用二维Markov链分析方法,提出了一种新的IEEE802.11e EDCA网络分析模型,该模型引入了空闲状态和不同接入等级的仲裁帧间隔(AIFS)的使用;利用Markov链状态转移图的Z域信号传递函数推导了MAC层平均服务时间的概率分布;结合M/G/1/K排队模型分析了增强分布式信道接入(EDCA)在非饱和和饱和负载下的性能。经过访真实验结果与数值分析结果的对比,验证了分析模型的准确性。分析结果表明:EDCA接入机制只为不同优先级业务提供QoS区分;不同优先级业务信道接入的不公平性是EDCA接入机制的特点。     

无线Ad hoc网络动态TDMA信道接入协议的研究

文章提出了一种新的基于动态时分多址接入(TDMA)方案适用于无线Ad hoc网络信道接入控制协议,分别为突发业务,实时业务和非实时业务提供相应顺序接入信道的优先级,并且在传输的过程中避免碰撞和保证突发业务有限的时延。最后通过仿真比较了动态TDMA、CSMA及MACA三种信道接入协议的性能。     

卫星通信系统多优先级信道预留分配策略

随着通信系统的不断发展,对融合地面系统的天地一体化网络的研究越来越多,而卫星通信系统中,由于卫星高速移动等特性,不可避免需要对呼叫的接入切换进行研究。针对天地一体化信息网络需要支持多场景多业务情况下的通信需求,考虑不同呼叫优先级不同,对多优先级的多种呼叫业务进行考虑。根据信道预留的思想,对不同优先级接入与切换呼叫设定不同的可用信道数,优先级越高的呼叫,为其留更多的可用信道以确保其接入信道成功。同时,由于动态信道预留较固定信道预留能够更好地利用信道资源,最终考虑多优先级下的动态信道预留策略。对多优先级动态信道预留与多优先级固定信道预留策略进行仿真验证,发现动态预留方案得到的系统服务质量更好。对于单一策略,发现优先级越高的用户接入与切换呼叫接入信道失败率更低。     

一种基于预测式公平队列调度算法的802.11e MAC层机制

在共享媒体的通信系统中,队列调度的公平性是很重要的。该文在研究了IEEE WLAN已有的各种队列调度算法的基础上,提出了一种预测式公平队列调度算法 (Predict Fair Queuing, PFQ),并结合IEEE 802.11e的EDCF(Enhanced Distributed Coordination Function)机制提出一种基于PFQ的新的MAC层协议P-EDCF(PFQ-based EDCF)。该协议通过引进PFQ算法来修改EDCF的优先级控制方式,提供一种公平、高效的接入机制。仿真结果表明,该机制很好地改善了EDCF的性能,为各种类型业务提供了公平的服务。     

应用于航空Ad Hoc网络的高负载优先级均衡MAC协议

针对航空Ad Hoc网络在高负载下的低时延信道接入问题,提出一种优先级与公平性协作的多信道MAC协议(PBLL/HL)。在多信道检测统计基础上加以改进,结合优先级机制,在高负载网络中适时截流低优先级业务,优化网络流量,保证高优先级业务低时延发送;设计公平性优先级阈值与冲突退避窗口算法(PCA),减小低优先级业务接入时延。仿真结果表明,PBLL/HL能够在高负载网络有效控制信道接入,维持良好的网络流量,降低网络平均接入时延(低优先级业务时延过载时降低10%以上),稳定高负载网络吞吐量(最大吞吐量88.1%,过载时吞吐量下滑平缓),解决了航空数据链高业务量带来的高时延和网络拥塞。     

IEEE 802．11网络分析模型

IEEE 802.11在MAC层采用DCF作为主要的信道接入方式。本文分析了现有的几种802.11网络分析模型,其中B ianch i模型很好的描述了饱和状态下802.11 DCF的性能;X iao模型针对802.11e进行了多优先级的扩展,实现了EDCF的性能分析。最后介绍了一种新的分析模型,新模型同时考虑了业务优先级和内部调度算法,够较准确地描述网络性能。     

优先级网络性能的网络演算分析

基于网络演算理论,对考虑信道差错过程影响的优先级网络系统性能进行了综合分析;基于网络演算推导出信道差错过程的随机到达曲线,在此基础上,获得不同优先级用户的随机服务曲线,进而分析相应的网络服务保证,即时延边界和存储空间边界。基于不同的业务到达模型,研究了不同系统配置下的时延边界,并对相应数值结果加以深入分析。     

多带UWB优先级竞争接入饱和吞吐量优化方法

采用二维马尔可夫链模型,计入了超帧中的标记期和硬预留,对系统中的同一优先级竞争接入站点在差错信道下的饱和吞吐量进行研究。分析表明,信道质量较差时短帧比长帧的系统饱和吞吐量大。理论计算结果与NS2软件仿真结果在误差范围内相一致。差错信道条件下存在最优传输帧长,为优化链路控制,提高系统吞吐量提供了理论依据。     

The performances study of IEEE 802.11e to support QoS in channel error environment

One of the most important functions in IEEE 802.11e is enhanced distributed coordination function (EDCF). EDCF is an enhanced version of IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function (DCF) which provides a priority scheme by differentiating the inter‐frame space and the initial window size. We proposed a modified Markov chain model to study the EDCF priority scheme. We have theoretically analyzed the saturation throughput and delay by using the modified Markov chain model in non‐ideal channel scenario. We also have compared it with the Markov chain model that exists under ideal channel scenario. Simulations are also conducted to validate analytical results. Our study shows that the modified model under ideal channel scenario is better than that in channel error scenario. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance analysis of differentiated QoS in IEEE 802.11e WLANs

This paper proposes a multi‐dimensional Markov model to analyse the performance of the IEEE 802.11e EDCF MAC protocol. Based on this model, we present extensive performance evaluation in terms of throughput, throughput ratios, and access delay of flows of distinct priorities under RTS/CTS mode. We also provide quantitative analysis of the impact of prioritized parameters, i.e. Arbitration InterFrame Space (AIFS), Contention Window (CW) on Quality of Service (QoS) differentiation. The accuracy of the proposed model is verified by means of comparing the numerical results obtained from both analytical model and simulations. Our research can be used as a guideline for the prediction of how flows belonging to a certain Traffic Category (TC) perform with their TC‐specific parameters, as well as designing EDCF‐based WLANs and tuning the parameters to achieve the desirable differentiated QoS objectives. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dynamic priority re-allocation scheme for quality of service in IEEE 802.11e wireless networks

In IEEE 802.11e Enhanced Distributed Coordinator Function (EDCF) (In the recently approved IEEE 802.11e standard, EDCF is renamed to enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA). Throughout this paper, we use EDCF for consistency with early work in the literature.), per-flow service differentiation is achieved by maintaining separate queues for different traffic categories (TCs). However, due to its static Quality of Service (QoS) parameter setting, EDCF does not perform adequately under high traffic load (Romdhani et al., Proceedings of IEEE wireless communications and networking conference, 2003). We present an extended performance model of EDCF and analyze conditions for network getting overloaded. With this extended model, we show that the overall throughput of a network can be improved by changing the distribution of the number of active stations (an active station is one that has a pending packet to be sent) over a set of TCs. Hence, we propose to dynamically re-allocate flow priorities evenly in order to maintain high system performance while providing QoS guarantee for individual real-time flows. Our scheme has several interesting features: (1) performance of EDCF is improved; (2) low priority flows are not starved under high traffic load; (3) misuse of priority (misuse of priority means that a flow requests much higher priority than necessary) can be easily handled. Simulations are conducted for both infrastructure-based and Ad hoc models. Results show that dynamic priority re-allocation does not decrease throughput of real-time flows under low to medium loads, while considerable improvement over EDCF is obtained even under high loads, making it easy to support multimedia applications.     

IEEE802.11e中动态自适应信道接入机制的设计

在Malli提出的AEDCF机制的基础上,把基于信道条件的P因子引入到EDCF机制中去,提出了一种动态自适应EDCF（DAEDCF）机制。在DAEDCF机制中,退避时间和竞争窗口的更新依赖于P因子,在信道条件好的情况下,减少了时延,提高了信道利用率,在信道条件糟糕时,减小了碰撞几率。提高了系统的性能。通过仿真可以看到,DAEDCF机制在高负载下,进一步提高了各优先级。特别是中、低优先级业务流的性能。和AEDCF机制相比,在信道负载达到80％时．Video流的吞吐量提高了2％,平均时延降低了25％,Background流的吞吐量提高了14％。平均时延降低了20％。     

Enhancing channel utilization by improving media access coordination in wireless local area networks

Distributed coordination function (DCF) is the basis protocol for IEEE 802.11 standard wireless local area networks. It is based on carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. DCF uses backoff process to avoid collisions on the wireless channel. The main drawback with this process is that packets have to spend time in the backoff process which is an additional overhead in their transmission time. The channel is rendered idle when all the stations defer their transmissions due to their backoff process. Therefore, the channel utilization and the total throughput on the channel can be improved by reducing the average time spent by the packets in the backoff process. In this paper, we propose a new media access coordination function called proposed media access protocol (PMAP) that will improve the channel utilization for successful packet transmission and therefore, the total achievable throughput. In addition, we propose an analytical model for PMAP under saturated conditions. We use this model to analyze the performance of PMAP under saturated conditions. To substantiate the effectiveness of our model, we have verified the model by simulating PMAP in NS‐2. Simulation and analytical results show that under saturated conditions, PMAP shows profound improvement in the throughput performance compared to DCF. In addition, the throughput performance of PMAP under unsaturated conditions is presented. We have also presented the delay performance of PMAP and DCF through simulation in both saturated and unsaturated conditions. Simulation results show that the average delay experienced by the packets is less in PMAP compared to DCF. Further, the variance in the packet delay is same for both PMAP and DCF protocols under unsaturated conditions. From the performance results obtained for PMAP under both saturated and unsaturated conditions, it can be concluded that PMAP is superior in performance compared to DCF. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A delay based backoff scheme for WLAN with QoS guarantee and its performance

Based on the Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) and the Enhanced DCF (EDCF) mechanisms in IEEE 802.11 and 802.11e, a novel backoff scheme for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is proposed. The scheme is to solve the problem of the packet loss and the decrease of performance due to the increasing Contention Window (CW) when there are continuous collisions. In the proposed scheme, the CW of the packet will change dynamically with different delay for the different traffics. Mathematic formulas are presented to indicate the relationship between the CW and the delay character. The performance of the new scheme is also discussed with simulation results. The results show that it helps WLAN system handle multimedia simultaneously.     

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.     

Model-based admission control for IEEE 802.11e enhanced distributed channel access

IEEE 802.11e enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) is a distributed medium access scheme based on carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) protocol. In this paper, a model-based admission control (MBAC) scheme that performs real-timely at medium access control (MAC) layer is proposed for the decision of accepting or rejecting requests for adding traffic streams to an IEEE 802.11e EDCA wireless local area network (WLAN). The admission control strategy is implemented in access point (AP), which employs collision probability and access delay measures from active flows to estimate throughput and packet delay of each traffic class by the proposed unsaturation analytical model. Simulation results prove accuracy of the proposed analytical model and effectiveness of MBAC scheme.     

The Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.11e for QoS Support in Wireless LANs

During the past few years the widespread use of the wireless local area networks (WLANs) communication technique is one of the most popular technologies in data telecommunications and networking. With the increasing variety of multimedia applications, it is needed to develop a mechanism for the quality of service (QoS) to support different types of traffic. The IEEE 802.11 protocol has achieved worldwide acceptance with WLANs with minimum management and maintenance costs. However, IEEE 802.11 can only provide a best effort service and does not support the QoS. In this paper, we pay attention to the enhanced distributed coordination function (EDCF) of WLANs. First, we modify the Ziouva and Antonakopoulous’s (ZA’s) model and then extend the model to support EDCF. We study the behavior of the station within a Markov chain model, and present a more accurate analysis of the EDCF and also study the saturation throughput when the maximum load that the system can support is reached. The numerical results show that the modified model has a better performance than the ZA’s model under an ideal channel scenario.