Abstract—Many researchers have observed that TCP’s congestion control mechanisms can lead to bursty traffic flows on modern high-speed networks, with a negative impact on ove...
Today’s universal communications increasingly involve mobile and battery-powered devices (e.g. hand-held, laptop) over wired and wireless networks. Energy efficiency, as well as...
The IEEE 802.11x MAC protocol, the de facto standard for wireless LANs, includes a distributed coordination function (DCF) mode usable for ad hoc network architectures. The Transm...