作者: Kartik Gopalan , Ningning Zhu , Gang Peng , Pradipta De , Tzi-cker Chiueh
DOI: 10.1117/12.449985
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摘要: Implementation Exp eriences of Bandwidth Guarantee on aWireless LANSrikant SharmaKartik GopalanNingning ZhuGang PengPradipta DeTzi-cker ChiuehRether Networks Inc.99 Mark Tree Road, Suite 301, Centereach, NY 11720rni@rether.com631-467-438 1ABSTRACTRether1was originally develop ed to supp ort guaranteed Quality Service (QoS) for shared Ethernet LANs.With the growing p opularity wireless LANs, we mo di Rether proto col provide QoS guarantee onwireless networks. In this pap er, present design and implementation Wireless colfor 802.11 We also describ e our exp with LAN hardware. ortsQoS TCP UDP trac in b oth upstream downstream directions. The can seamlessly inter-op erate any priority-based mechanisms (such as Di serv2) wired networks that connect thewireless access network rest Internet. requirements real-time applications are sp eci asa simple con gurable olicy table. Legacy networking ene t from guarantees providedby without requiring cations.1. INTRODUCTIONWith acceptance it is essential lo ok eyond connectivityand security issues fo cus advanced multimedia applications, suchas one-way video playbackor two-wy audio/video communication. Typically LANs serve accessnetworks infrastructure mobile terminals, shown Figure 1. Mobile hosts connectedto through Layer-2 base stations (or oints) Laer-3 edge routers.MobileIP3takes these one step further provides roaming terminals. Roamingallows terminals migrate etween erent co-op erating netork segments seamlesslywithout loss connectivity.The connectivity ability roam across multiple make anideal choice transient dynamic Netorks sense constituentnodesin keep changing another. Ideal cations requirewireless include public gathering places like conference venues, airp orts, universitycampus etc. where eople always move.Future LAN-based would conferencing andmedia streaming, which sensitiveto packet latency ective bandwidth characteristics