In this paper, we propose a new cross-layer scheme Cooperation between channel Access control and TCP Rate Adaptation (CATRA) aiming to manage TCP flow contention in multi-hop ad hoc network. In CATRA scheme, we collect useful information from MAC and physical layers to estimate channel utilization of the station. Based on this information, we adjust Contention Window (CW ) size to control the ...

In multitasking, priority-driven systems, resource access-control protocols such as Priority Ceiling Protocol (PCP) reduce the undesirable effects of resource contention. In general, software implementation of these protocols entails costly computations that can degrade the system performance to unacceptable levels. In this paper, we present the design for a hardware-accelerator to execute the ...

Coordinating priorities in wireless medium access is difficult when radio networks operate with contention-based medium access. Contention-based medium access protocols such as listen-before-talk are widely employed today, and for example used in the popular IEEE 802.11 protocol. Contention-based protocols are used for wireless communication in unreliable radio environments such as the unlicens...

Rendezvous and Multi-channel Hidden Terminal problems are the two well-known challenges in developing a multi-channel MAC protocol. In literature, the Control Period Based (CPB) approach is proposed to cope with the rendezvous problem. Each channel is partitioned into several beacon intervals and each of which consists of ATIM window and data window. All hosts are asked to stay in every ATIM wi...

This letter proposes a control theoretic approach to achieve proportional fairness amongst access categories (ACs) in an error-prone EDCA WLAN for provision of distinct QoS requirements and priority parameters. The approach adaptively adjusts the minimum contention window of each AC to derive the station attempt probability to its optimum which leads to a proportional fair allocation of station...

This paper investigates rate configuration of the Expedited Forwarding (EF) class of Differentiated Services (DiffServ) when used with 802.11e EDCA. The rate configuration problem is presented, and several approaches are tested and evaluated in order to solve the problem. Results reveal that the contention window makes rate configuration very hard for the highest priority class (AC_VO) in 802.1...