Title
Directional Antenna Based Performance Evaluation Of 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks
Abstract
In this paper, the use of directional antennae on access points in wireless local area networks to sectorize the coverage area is proposed. This is shown to be a simple way to significantly increase throughput while greatly reducing the occurrence of the hidden terminal problem. First, we discuss the current use of sectorization in various wireless networks, including cellular and ad hoc networks. Then, we present the details of the proposed architecture, describing the necessary enhancements to the current Access Point functionality and examining the tradeoffs of costs and infrastructure. Finally, we carry out a performance analysis to demonstrate the marked increase in throughput and efficiency achieved by the new technique.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1007/0-387-32015-6_20
INTELLIGENCE IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Keywords
Field
DocType
wireless local area network (WLAN), 802.11, sectorization, access point (AP), performance analysis
Wireless network,Wireless,Computer science,Computer network,Directional antenna,Local area network,Wi-Fi array,Wireless ad hoc network,Throughput,Hidden node problem
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
190
1571-5736
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.40
4
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kartikeya Tripathi110.40
Janise McNair236940.57
Haniph Latchman3617.78