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Performance measurements of IEEE 802.11 access
points provide important information for networking research
and network management. In this paper, we present an active
measurement method to determine the maximum saturation
throughput of wireless LAN access points. The saturation
throughput is achieved when there always is a frame ready to
transmit, and it reaches the maximum for optimal transmission
conditions. We use the proposed method to measure and analyze
the performance of five IEEE 802.11b access points. The results
show the strength of our method and identify performance
characteristics of commercial access points. The analysis
produces the following results. The maximum saturation
throughput shows significant differences between models.
Increasing the offered load to the access point’s Ethernet
interface does not always increase the throughput; a few access
points present a downlink throughput reduction when the offered
load exceeds their bridging capabilities. Some access points
exhibit better performance in certain orientations.
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 Additional Information
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Index Terms- measurement, throughput, wireless LAN
Citation:
Enrico Pelletta, Hector Velayos,
"Performance Measurements of the Saturation Throughput in IEEE 802.11 Access Points,"
wiopt,
pp. 129-138,
Third International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt'05),
2005
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