• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
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A Survey of Rate-Adaptation Schemes for IEEE 802.11 Compliant WLANs

Vol. 7, No. 3, March 30, 2013
10.3837/tiis.2013.03.001, Download Paper (Free):

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.


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[IEEE Style]
S. Khan, S. Ullah, A. Ahmed, S. A. Mahmud, "A Survey of Rate-Adaptation Schemes for IEEE 802.11 Compliant WLANs," KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 425-445, 2013. DOI: 10.3837/tiis.2013.03.001.

[ACM Style]
Shahbaz Khan, Sadiq Ullah, Aziz Ahmed, and Sahibzada. A. Mahmud. 2013. A Survey of Rate-Adaptation Schemes for IEEE 802.11 Compliant WLANs. KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, 7, 3, (2013), 425-445. DOI: 10.3837/tiis.2013.03.001.

[BibTeX Style]
@article{tiis:20264, title="A Survey of Rate-Adaptation Schemes for IEEE 802.11 Compliant WLANs", author="Shahbaz Khan and Sadiq Ullah and Aziz Ahmed and Sahibzada. A. Mahmud and ", journal="KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems", DOI={10.3837/tiis.2013.03.001}, volume={7}, number={3}, year="2013", month={March}, pages={425-445}}