Malone, David and Clifford, P. and Leith, Douglas J. (2007) MAC layer channel quality measurement in 802.11. IEEE Communications Letters, 11 (2). pp. 143-145. ISSN 1089-7798

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Abstract

We present a novel technique for accurately estimating the proportions of packet losses arising from collisions and from other sources of loss (channel noise, hidden nodes etc). Our approach is robust, makes use of local station-level measurements and requires no message passing. The required measurements are available in standard hardware as they are required for CSMA/CA operation. No channel quality probing is required which ensures energy efficiency.

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Keywords:	Carrier sense multiple access; Channel estimation; Error statistics; Packet radio networks; Telecommunication congestion control; Wireless LAN; 802.11; CSMA-CA operation; MAC layer; Channel quality measurement; Collision avoidance; Energy efficiency; Medium access control; Packet loss; Station-level measurement.
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
Item ID:	1436
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2007.061289
Depositing User:	Dr. David Malone
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2009 13:14
Journal or Publication Title:	IEEE Communications Letters
Publisher:	IEEE
Refereed:	Yes
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