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GLOBECOM
2007
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
Multi-Class QoS in 802.11 Networks Using Gentle Decrease of Multiple Contention Windows
—IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) uses a binary exponential backoff algorithm to arbitrate simultaneous channel access by multiple stations. When a station sen...
Bushra Anjum, Zartash Afzal Uzmi
ESA
2006
Springer
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14 years 3 months ago
Contention Resolution with Heterogeneous Job Sizes
Abstract. We study the problem of contention resolution for differentsized jobs on a simple channel. When a job makes a run attempt, it learns only whether the attempt succeeded or...
Michael A. Bender, Jeremy T. Fineman, Seth Gilbert
LCN
1994
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
The Ethernet Capture Effect: Analysis and Solution
We analyze the behavior of the Ethernet in networks with a small number of active stations, and describe what is known as the Ethernet capture effect, where a station transmits co...
K. K. Ramakrishnan, Henry Yang