Understanding TCP fairness over wireless LAN

作者: S. Pilosof , Ramachandran Ramjee , D. Raz , Y. Shavitt , Prasun Sinha

DOI: 10.1109/INFCOM.2003.1208924

关键词: TCP accelerationWireless LAN controllerTCP hole punchingWireless lanWi-FiWireless distribution systemWi-Fi arrayComputer networkThroughputWireless WANTCP global synchronizationBase transceiver stationTCP Friendly Rate ControlTransmission Control ProtocolZeta-TCPTCP pacingComputer scienceWireless networkFairness measureTCP tuning

摘要: As local area wireless networks based on the IEEE 802.11 standard see increasing public deployment, it is important to ensure that access network by different users remains fair. While fairness issues in have been studied before, this paper first focus TCP presence of both mobile senders and receivers. In paper, we evaluate extensively through analysis, simulation, experimentation interaction between MAC protocol TCP. We identify four regions unfairness depend buffer availability at base station, with some exhibiting significant over 10 terms throughput ratio upstream downstream flows. also propose a simple solution can be implemented station above layer ensures flows share bandwidth equitably irrespective station.

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