In defense of wireless carrier sense
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2009.
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| author | Brodsky, Micah Z. (Micah Zev) |
| author2 | Robert T. Morris. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2009. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/463762019-04-12T14:37:50Z In defense of wireless carrier sense Brodsky, Micah Z. (Micah Zev) Robert T. Morris. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2009. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Includes bibliographical references. Carrier sense, or clear channel assessment (CCA), is widely used in wireless medium access control (MAC) protocols as the means to arbitrate access and regulate concurrency, striking a balance between interference protection and spatial reuse. Criticized widely in the literature, carrier sense has been subject to many replacement attempts with sophisticated and complex alternatives, yet it remains extremely popular. Is the search for a superior alternative justified? In this thesis, we develop a physically motivated theoretical model for average case carrier sense behavior in the two-sender case, based upon radio propagation theory and Shannon capacity. We argue from our model that common notions about carrier sense, such as the hidden and exposed terminal phenomena, are inherently misleading in the context of adaptive bitrate, casting in black and white terms effects that often cause only mild reduction in throughput. The frequency of severe misbehavior is low. We also demonstrate that it is possible to choose a fixed sense threshold which performs well across a wide range of scenarios, in large part due to the role of the noise floor. The noise floor has a significant effect on fairness as well. Using our model, we show that, when implemented well, average-case carrier sense performance is surprisingly close to optimal. We conclude with experimental results from our indoor 802.11 testbed, which corroborate these claims. by Micah, Z. Brodsky. S.M. 2009-08-25T18:00:30Z 2009-08-25T18:00:30Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46376 426035169 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 33 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Brodsky, Micah Z. (Micah Zev) In defense of wireless carrier sense |
| title | In defense of wireless carrier sense |
| title_full | In defense of wireless carrier sense |
| title_fullStr | In defense of wireless carrier sense |
| title_full_unstemmed | In defense of wireless carrier sense |
| title_short | In defense of wireless carrier sense |
| title_sort | in defense of wireless carrier sense |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46376 |
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