Formal Performance Modelling and Analysis of IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN Protocols

The IEEE 802.11 family of protocols for wireless local area networks have been used widely for many years. In this paper we present a PEPA model for 802.11b operating under a number of scenarios which highlight different performance issues, and the channel access in terms of utilisation, throughput with fairness and unfairness are studied in this paper. In particular we study the issue of fairness when there is competition for access to the transmission channel. © 2015 Newcastle University. Printed and published by Newcastle University, Computing Science, Claremont Tower, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, England. Bibliographical details ABDULLAH, C. O AND THOMAS, N. Formal Performance Modelling and Analysis of IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN Protocols [By] C. O. Abdullah and N. Thomas Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University: Computing Science, 2015. (Newcastle University, Computing Science, Technical Report Series, No. CS-TR-1484)