<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Easy usage and integration with various applications made IEEE 802.11 one of the most used technologies these days, both at home and business premises. Over the years, there have been many additional improvements to the 802.11 standards. Nevertheless, the algorithms and Media Access Control (MAC) layer methods are almost the same as in previous Wi-Fi versions. In this paper, a set of methods to improve the total system capacity is proposed – such as efficient transmit power management based on Game Theory with a custom wireless medium protocol. The transmit power management and wireless medium protocol is verified by both simulation and real application scenarios. The results conclude that the capacity of the proposed wireless medium protocol is overall 20 percent higher than the standard 802.11 wireless medium access protocols. Additional TCP Acknowledgment filtering, which was tested together with the proposed wireless medium access protocol, can provide up to 10-percent-higher TCP throughput in high-density scenarios, especially for asymmetrical traffic cases. The conducted research suggests that efficient power management could result in lighter transmit power allocation rules that are currently set by the local regulators for current Wi-Fi devices. Thus, better propagation characteristics and wireless medium management would lead to an overall higher wireless system capacity.</p></abstract>

Easy usage and integration with various applications made IEEE 802.11 one of the most used technologies these days, both at home and business premises. Over the years, there have been many additional improvements to the 802.11 standards. Nevertheless, the algorithms and Media Access Control (MAC) layer methods are almost the same as in previous Wi-Fi versions. In this paper, a set of methods to improve the total system capacity is proposed – such as efficient transmit power management based on Game Theory with a custom wireless medium protocol. The transmit power management and wireless medium protocol is verified by both simulation and real application scenarios. The results conclude that the capacity of the proposed wireless medium protocol is overall 20 percent higher than the standard 802.11 wireless medium access protocols. Additional TCP Acknowledgment filtering, which was tested together with the proposed wireless medium access protocol, can provide up to 10-percent-higher TCP throughput in high-density scenarios, especially for asymmetrical traffic cases. The conducted research suggests that efficient power management could result in lighter transmit power allocation rules that are currently set by the local regulators for current Wi-Fi devices. Thus, better propagation characteristics and wireless medium management would lead to an overall higher wireless system capacity.

TCP Performance in Multi-Polling Game Theory-Based IEEE 802.11 Networks

Doctoral Student, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Assistant Professor, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering

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Easy usage and integration with various applications made IEEE 802.11 one of the most used technologies these days, both at home and business premises. Over...

TCP Performance in Multi-Polling Game Theory-Based IEEE 802.11 Networks

Published Online: Jan 18, 2017

Page range: 33 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ecce-2016-0010

Keywords
Cognitive radio, Communications technology, IP networks, Radio spectrum management, Wireless networks

© 2016 Riga Technical University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

TCP Performance in Multi-Polling Game Theory-Based IEEE 802.11 Networks

Published Online: Jan 18, 2017

Page range: 33 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ecce-2016-0010

KeywordsCognitive radio, Communications technology, IP networks, Radio spectrum management, Wireless networks

© 2016 Riga Technical University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Cognitive radio, Communications technology, IP networks, Radio spectrum management, Wireless networks