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Abstract
キャリアセンスによる待機時間について,現行のIEEE802.11DCF(Distributed Coordination Function)による2進指数バックオフアルゴリズムでは,特に再送時の待機時間が長くなり,スループットへの影響が大きい.そこで,送信成功や再送に係わらず,周辺端末の台数と電波環境を考慮する方式を提案する.電波環境の指標としては,受信信号の強度(RSSI:Received Signal Strength Indicator)やエラーレートとし,実環境において,スループットを高くするバックオフ時間の最適値を実験により求める.実験の結果,2wayのDATA/ACK方式と,4wayのRTS/CTS/DATA/ACK方式の両ケースについて,CWによるスロット競合だけでなく,電波環境によるパケットロスも含まれるために,比較的小さなCW値でスループットが最大となることを示す.特に,2wayの場合には,4wayの様な隠れ端末対策が無いので,周辺端末台数が少なくCW値が小さくてスロット競合が起こりやすい場合には,この傾向がより顕著となることを示す.
When using random access method, such as CSMA/CA (Career Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance) scheme with BEB (binary exponential backoff algorithm), which is defined for IEEE802.11 DCF (Distributed Coordination Function), a large bandwidth capacity is wasted due to collisions, which affects the severe performance of throughput and so on. We propose a backoff algorithm due to the numbers of neighbor terminals related to the information of RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) or PER (Packet Error Rate). We evaluate the backoff algorithm in the actual environments and consider the optimal value of CW (Contention Window) for higher throughput in the experiments. The experimental process is the measurement of throughput related to variable RSSI or PER in both cases of 2way (DATA/ACK) and 4way (RTS/CTS/DATA/ACK). We show the experimental results, which has a smaller CW for the peak throughput with PER in not good propagation conditions compared to that in good propagation conditions besides slot competition due to CW especially in 2way mode with hidden terminal problem rather than 4way mode at small numbers of neighbor terminals with frequent slot competition, that make a little bit sensitive setup in an adaptation of CW for the higher throughput acquisition.
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- Technical report of IEICE. RCS [List of Volumes]
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Technical report of IEICE. RCS 109(130), 29-34, 2009-07-09 [Table of Contents]
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