- Title
- On dynamic load distribution algorithms for multi-AP WLAN under diverse conditions
- Creator
- Ong, Eng Hwee; Khan, Jamil Y.; Mahata, Kaushik
- Relation
- 2010 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2010). Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2010 (Sydney 18-21 April, 2010)
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2010.5506414
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Future wireless networks will enjoy ubiquitous connectivity by taking advantage of the IP core convergence which is seen as the lingua franca of heterogeneous access networks ecosystem. It is expected that the prevalence of WLAN and the advent of IEEE 802.11n standard will continue to offer compelling opportunities and therefore be considered as one of the de-facto wireless access network. However, it is known that wireless network conditions in general are diverse owing to both traffic and wireless channel variations. This raises the importance of exploiting diversity across a multiple access points (multi-AP) WLAN, which requires an advanced network control mechanism to effectuate uniform load distribution, so that QoS of users and composite capacity can be improved. Although various load distribution algorithms for WLAN have been investigated in literature, there is a lack of performance comparison between different algorithms. In this paper, we present a comparison of three dynamic load distribution algorithms, viz. predictive load balancing (PLB), predictive QoS balancing (PQB) and reactive QoS balancing (RQB) for infrastructure-based WLAN with DCF access mechanism based on OPNET simulations.
- Subject
- wireless LAN; algorithms; dynamic loads; wireless telecommunication systems
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/933797
- Identifier
- uon:11724
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781424463961
- Identifier
- ISSN:1525-3511
- Rights
- Copyright © 2010 IEEE. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2010. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the University of Newcastle's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.
- Language
- eng
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