Paper Info
Title
A Cross-layer approach to optimize the performance of Concurrent Multipath Transfer in wireless transmission
Abstract
Along with the rapid progress of the network technologies, as well as the vast cost decreasing of the peripherals, terminals with several interfaces have become increasingly common. Therefore, developing methods for enabling the concurrent use of available interfaces is in great demand. Although the Stream Control Transport Protocol (SCTP) has supported multi-homing feature, the simultaneous data transfer over multiple paths is currently not allowed in standard. However, an extension to the SCTP, Concurrent Multipath Transfer (CMT), offers a solution which enable the simultaneous use of multiple interfaces. Besides, wireless network expresses more complicated characters comparing to its counterpart in wired network. For example, the radio link conditions in wireless network are more variable and the paths are instable because of mobility or interference. Therefore, it is worthwhile for us to conduct the research on CMT in wireless networks with a Cross-Layer approach. In this study, two parameters, Frame Error Rate (FER) at the link layer and Round Trip Time (RTT) at the transport layer are used to evaluate the path conditions. Meanwhile, a performance metric, the reordered packet ratio is adopted to represent the problem associated with the reordering in multipath transfer. The simulation results show that the flow distribution algorithm improves the goodput and reduces the reordered packet ratio in multipath transfer. In fact, distinguishing paths by taking the FER into account and sending packets on the fastest path decrease the number of out-of-order packets at the receiver.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/WD.2009.5449694
Wireless Days
Keywords
DocType
ISBN
reordered packet ratio,radio links,simultaneous data transfer,multipath transfer,cross-layer approach,distinguishing path,wireless network,round trip time,multiple interface,stream control transport protocol,radio link,sctp,concurrent multipath transfer,radio networks,concurrent use,multiple paths,transport protocols,wireless transmission,network technology,link layer,frame error rate,cross-layer,fastest path,multihoming,error statistics,data transfer,protocols,distributed algorithm,transport protocol,transport layer,bandwidth,wireless networks,out of order
Conference
978-1-4244-5662-8
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.62
11
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xiaofei Zhang1101.00
Thi-Mai-Trang Nguyen2463.27
Guy Pujolle32015267.64