IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks

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Prescott Sakai · Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (United States)

Abstract

The draft IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) specification is approaching completion. In this article, the IEEE 802.11 protocol is explained, with particular emphasis on the medium access control sublayer. Performance results are provided for packetized data and a combination of packetized data and voice over the WLAN. Our performance investigation reveals that an IEEE 802.11 network may be able to carry traffic with time-bounded requirements using the point coordination function. However, our findings suggest that packetized voice traffic must be handled in conjunction with an echo canceler.

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Wireless Networks and Protocols Wireless Communication Networks Research Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

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Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine

Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. 116-126

DOI: 10.1109/35.620533

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