Title
A method to improve adaptability of the minstrel MAC rate control algorithm
Abstract
The MAC (Media Access Control) layer protocol in wireless networks dynamically changes its transmission rate to adapt transmission to channel conditions. Such dynamic adaptations can improve perhop performance in wireless networks and therefore increase the network throughput. One of the best and commonly used rate control algorithms is Minstrel implemented in the MadWifi driver in Linux. In this paper we present a comprehensive evaluation of the Minstrel rate control adaptation. We show that network throughput could be further improved if the freshness level of throughput measurements currently used in Minstrel was dynamically adapted to channel conditions. This evaluation of the impact of measurement freshness on transmission rate adaptation was carried out in our platform for controllable and repeatable experiments.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/978-3-642-16355-5_39
UIC
Keywords
Field
DocType
throughput measurement,minstrel rate control adaptation,freshness level,measurement freshness,comprehensive evaluation,dynamic adaptation,transmission rate,minstrel mac rate control,transmission rate adaptation,network throughput,rate control algorithm,wireless network,media access control
Adaptability,Transmission rate,Control algorithm,Wireless network,Media access control,Computer science,Computer network,Communication channel,Real-time computing,Throughput
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
6406
0302-9743
3-642-16354-8
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.45
5
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wei Yin12513.34
Peizhao Hu214017.30
Jadwiga Indulska32092146.96
Konstanty Bialkowski4277.98