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http://dx.doi.org/10.3837/tiis.2013.03.001

A Survey of Rate-Adaptation Schemes for IEEE 802.11 Compliant WLANs

Khan, Shahbaz (Telecommunication, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology)
Ullah, Sadiq (Telecommunication, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology)
Ahmed, Aziz (Telecommunication, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology)
Mahmud, Sahibzada Ali (Telecommunication, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology)

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KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS) / v.7, no.3, 2013 , pp. 425-445 More about this Journal

Abstract

The IEEE 802.11 compliant stations can transmit at multiple transmission rates. Selection of an appropriate transmission rate plays a significant role in determining the overall efficiency of a communication system. The technique which determines the channel state information and accordingly selects an appropriate transmission rate is called rate-adaptation protocol. The IEEE 802.11 standard does not provide standard specification for implementing a rate-adaptation protocol for its multi-rate capable wireless stations. Due to the lack of standard specification, there is a myriad of rate-adaptation protocols, proposed by industry and various research institutes. This paper surveys the existing rate-adaptation schemes, discusses various features which contribute significantly in the process of rate-adaptation, the timing constraints on such schemes, and the performance gains in terms of throughput, delay and energy efficiency; which can be gained by the use of rate-adaptation. The paper also discusses the implication of rate-adaptation schemes on the performance of overall communication and identifies existing research challenges in the design of rate-adaptation schemes.

Keywords

Multi-rate; IEEE 802.11; Rate-adaptation; WLAN; Loss-differentiation;

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