An analysis of different backoff functions for an IEEE 802.11 WLAN

Dongxia Xu; Taka Sakurai; Hai L. Vu

doi:10.1109/VETECF.2008.427

An analysis of different backoff functions for an IEEE 802.11 WLAN

Dongxia Xu, Taka Sakurai, Hai L. Vu

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Abstract

We compare the performance of different backoff functions for the multiple access protocol in an IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN (WLAN). We provide a unified analytical model with explicit expressions for the mean and standard deviation of the access delay for generalized exponential, polynomial and linear backoff functions. Using our model, we show that linear and polynomial backoffs with appropriate parameter settings can improve upon binary exponential backoff specified in the 802.11 WLAN standards, in terms of throughput, access delay statistics and packet drop rate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The 68th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2008-Fall
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VETECF.2008.427
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2008 (Fall) - Calgary, Canada Duration: 21 Sept 2008 → 24 Sept 2008 Conference number: 68th https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4656831/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Name	IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
ISSN (Print)	1550-2252

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Conference	IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2008 (Fall)
Abbreviated title	VTC Fall 2008
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Calgary
Period	21/09/08 → 24/09/08
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4656831/proceeding (Proceedings)

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