Performance analysis of wireless LANs: an integrated packet/flow level approach

R. Litjens; F. Roijers; J.L. van den Berg; R.J. Boucherie; M.J. Fleuren

Performance analysis of wireless LANs: an integrated packet/flow level approach

R. Litjens^*
, F. Roijers
, J.L. van den Berg
, R.J. Boucherie
, M.J. Fleuren

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In this paper we present an integrated packet/flow level modelling approach for analysing flow throughputs and transfer times in IEEE 802.11 WLANs. The packet level model captures the statistical characteristics of the transmission of individual packets at the MAC layer, while the flow level model takes into account the system dynamics due to the initiation and completion of data flow transfers. The latter model is a processor sharing type of queueing model reflecting the IEEE 802.11 MAC design principle of distributing the transmission capacity fairly among the active flows. The resulting integrated packet/flow level model is analytically tractable and yields a simple approximation for the throughput and flow transfer time. Extensive simulations show that the approximation is very accurate for a wide range of parameter settings. In addition, the simulation study confirms the attractive property following from our approximation that the expected flow transfer delay is insensitive to the flow size distribution (apart from its mean).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Providing Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Environments
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th International Teletraffic Congress - ITC-18, 31 August-5 September 2003, Berlin, Germany
Editors	J. Charzinski, R. Lehnert, P. Tran-Gia
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	931-940
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	978-0-444-51455-4
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	18th International Teletraffic Congress 2003: Providing QoS in Heterogeneous Environments - Berlin, Germany Duration: 31 Aug 2003 → 5 Sept 2003 Conference number: 18 https://itc-conference.org/congresses/itc18.html

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Name	Teletraffic Science and Engineering
Publisher	Elsevier
Volume	5
ISSN (Print)	1388-3437

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Conference	18th International Teletraffic Congress 2003
Abbreviated title	ITC 2003
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Berlin
Period	31/08/03 → 5/09/03
Internet address	https://itc-conference.org/congresses/itc18.html

Keywords

Processor sharing models
Performance analysis
Wireless LANs
Quality of Service (QoS)
IEEE 802.11

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Performance analysis of wireless LANs: an integrated packet/flow level approach
Litjens, R., Roijers, F., van den Berg, H., Boucherie, R. J. & Fleuren, M., 2003, Enschede: University of Twente. 19 p. (Memorandum Faculty of Mathematical Sciences; no. 1676)
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Litjens, R., Roijers, F., van den Berg, J. L., Boucherie, R. J., & Fleuren, M. J. (2003). Performance analysis of wireless LANs: an integrated packet/flow level approach. In J. Charzinski, R. Lehnert, & P. Tran-Gia (Eds.), Providing Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Environments: Proceedings of the 18th International Teletraffic Congress - ITC-18, 31 August-5 September 2003, Berlin, Germany (pp. 931-940). (Teletraffic Science and Engineering; Vol. 5). Elsevier.

Litjens, R. ; Roijers, F. ; van den Berg, J.L. et al. / Performance analysis of wireless LANs : an integrated packet/flow level approach. Providing Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Environments: Proceedings of the 18th International Teletraffic Congress - ITC-18, 31 August-5 September 2003, Berlin, Germany. editor / J. Charzinski ; R. Lehnert ; P. Tran-Gia. Elsevier, 2003. pp. 931-940 (Teletraffic Science and Engineering).

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Litjens, R, Roijers, F, van den Berg, JL , Boucherie, RJ & Fleuren, MJ 2003, Performance analysis of wireless LANs: an integrated packet/flow level approach. in J Charzinski, R Lehnert & P Tran-Gia (eds), Providing Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Environments: Proceedings of the 18th International Teletraffic Congress - ITC-18, 31 August-5 September 2003, Berlin, Germany. Teletraffic Science and Engineering, vol. 5, Elsevier, pp. 931-940, 18th International Teletraffic Congress 2003, Berlin, Germany, 31/08/03.

Performance analysis of wireless LANs: an integrated packet/flow level approach. / Litjens, R.; Roijers, F.; van den Berg, J.L. et al.
Providing Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Environments: Proceedings of the 18th International Teletraffic Congress - ITC-18, 31 August-5 September 2003, Berlin, Germany. ed. / J. Charzinski; R. Lehnert; P. Tran-Gia. Elsevier, 2003. p. 931-940 (Teletraffic Science and Engineering; Vol. 5).

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Litjens R, Roijers F, van den Berg JL , Boucherie RJ, Fleuren MJ. Performance analysis of wireless LANs: an integrated packet/flow level approach. In Charzinski J, Lehnert R, Tran-Gia P, editors, Providing Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Environments: Proceedings of the 18th International Teletraffic Congress - ITC-18, 31 August-5 September 2003, Berlin, Germany. Elsevier. 2003. p. 931-940. (Teletraffic Science and Engineering).

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