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    TCP fairness in 802.11e WLANs


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    Leith, Douglas J., Clifford, P., Malone, David and Ng, A. (2005) TCP fairness in 802.11e WLANs. IEEE Communications Letters, 9 (11). pp. 964-966. ISSN 1089-7798

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    Abstract

    We investigate the use of the 802.11e MAC EDCF to address transport layer unfairness in WLANs. A simple solution is developed that uses the 802.11e AIFS, TXOP and CWmin parameters to ensure fairness between competing TCP uploads and downloads.
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    Keywords: IEEE 802.11; WLAN; MAC; Protocol; TCP; Unfairness; IEEE standards; Access protocols; Telecommunication standards; Transport protocols; Wireless LAN; AIFS; IEEE 802.11e; EDCF; TCP fairness; TXOP; Transport control protocol; Transport layer; Wireless local area network; CWmin parameter.
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
    Item ID: 1440
    Identification Number: 10.1109/LCOMM.2005.11004
    Depositing User: Dr. David Malone
    Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2009 15:20
    Journal or Publication Title: IEEE Communications Letters
    Publisher: IEEE
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/1440
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