IEEE 802.11ah is a new Wi-Fi standard for sub-1Ghz communications,aiming to address the challenges of the Internet of Things(IoT).Significant changes in the legacy 802.11 standards have been proposed to improve the ne...IEEE 802.11ah is a new Wi-Fi standard for sub-1Ghz communications,aiming to address the challenges of the Internet of Things(IoT).Significant changes in the legacy 802.11 standards have been proposed to improve the network performance in high contention scenarios,the most important of which is the Restricted Access Window(RAW)mechanism.This mechanism promises to increase the throughput and energy efficiency by dividing stations into different groups.Under this scheme,only the stations belonging to the same group may access the channel,which reduces the collision probability in dense scenarios.However,the standard does not define the RAW grouping strategy.In this paper,we develop a new mathematical model based on the renewal theory,which allows for tracking the number of transmissions within the limited RAW slot contention period defined by the standard.We then analyze and evaluate the performance of RAW mechanism.We also introduce a grouping scheme to organize the stations and channel access time into different groups within the RAW.Furthermore,we propose an algorithm to derive the RAW configuration parameters of a throughput maximizing grouping scheme.We additionally explore the impact of channel errors on the contention within the time-limited RAW slot and the overall RAW optimal configuration.The presented analytical framework can be applied to many other Wi-Fi standards that integrate periodic channel reservations.Extensive simulations using the MATLAB software validate the analytical model and prove the effectiveness of the proposed RAW configuration scheme.展开更多
IEEE 802.11系列标准是无线局域网WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network)中应用最广的标准。其中IEEE 802.11a工作在5.8GHz频段,除了不受向下兼容性的限制外,同频段系统之间的干扰也很小,因而比较适合高密度、高容量的网络。IEEE 802.11a...IEEE 802.11系列标准是无线局域网WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network)中应用最广的标准。其中IEEE 802.11a工作在5.8GHz频段,除了不受向下兼容性的限制外,同频段系统之间的干扰也很小,因而比较适合高密度、高容量的网络。IEEE 802.11a采用正交频分复用(OFDM)调制方式,理论最高传输速率可达54Mbit/s,但在实际应用中,其传输净数据率均远低于此。为了评估其数据业务支持能力,指导网络容量规划,文章主要从MAC层协议性能方面对IEEE 802.11aWLAN网络的性能进行了分析,并给出了其实际吞吐量。展开更多
同步技术是正交频分复用(orthogonal frequency division multiplexing,OFDM)的关键技术之一,同步性能的优劣会对OFDM系统性能造成直接的影响。在系统分析同步误差对OFDM影响的基础上,针对延时自相关定时同步算法同步精度低的问题,提出...同步技术是正交频分复用(orthogonal frequency division multiplexing,OFDM)的关键技术之一,同步性能的优劣会对OFDM系统性能造成直接的影响。在系统分析同步误差对OFDM影响的基础上,针对延时自相关定时同步算法同步精度低的问题,提出了适用于IEEE802.11a标准的改进定时相关算法,并采用Matlab进行了仿真。仿真结果表明,该算法能有效克服噪声的影响,定时准确。展开更多
基金supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science,Education and Universities,the European Regional Development Fund and the State Research Agency,Grant No.RTI2018-098156-B-C52.
文摘IEEE 802.11ah is a new Wi-Fi standard for sub-1Ghz communications,aiming to address the challenges of the Internet of Things(IoT).Significant changes in the legacy 802.11 standards have been proposed to improve the network performance in high contention scenarios,the most important of which is the Restricted Access Window(RAW)mechanism.This mechanism promises to increase the throughput and energy efficiency by dividing stations into different groups.Under this scheme,only the stations belonging to the same group may access the channel,which reduces the collision probability in dense scenarios.However,the standard does not define the RAW grouping strategy.In this paper,we develop a new mathematical model based on the renewal theory,which allows for tracking the number of transmissions within the limited RAW slot contention period defined by the standard.We then analyze and evaluate the performance of RAW mechanism.We also introduce a grouping scheme to organize the stations and channel access time into different groups within the RAW.Furthermore,we propose an algorithm to derive the RAW configuration parameters of a throughput maximizing grouping scheme.We additionally explore the impact of channel errors on the contention within the time-limited RAW slot and the overall RAW optimal configuration.The presented analytical framework can be applied to many other Wi-Fi standards that integrate periodic channel reservations.Extensive simulations using the MATLAB software validate the analytical model and prove the effectiveness of the proposed RAW configuration scheme.
文摘IEEE 802.11系列标准是无线局域网WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network)中应用最广的标准。其中IEEE 802.11a工作在5.8GHz频段,除了不受向下兼容性的限制外,同频段系统之间的干扰也很小,因而比较适合高密度、高容量的网络。IEEE 802.11a采用正交频分复用(OFDM)调制方式,理论最高传输速率可达54Mbit/s,但在实际应用中,其传输净数据率均远低于此。为了评估其数据业务支持能力,指导网络容量规划,文章主要从MAC层协议性能方面对IEEE 802.11aWLAN网络的性能进行了分析,并给出了其实际吞吐量。
文摘同步技术是正交频分复用(orthogonal frequency division multiplexing,OFDM)的关键技术之一,同步性能的优劣会对OFDM系统性能造成直接的影响。在系统分析同步误差对OFDM影响的基础上,针对延时自相关定时同步算法同步精度低的问题,提出了适用于IEEE802.11a标准的改进定时相关算法,并采用Matlab进行了仿真。仿真结果表明,该算法能有效克服噪声的影响,定时准确。
