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In this paper, the average packet delay on IEEE 802.11 DCF under finite load traffic in multi-hop ad hoc networks is analyzed. We employ a Markov chain model to analyze the probability of transmission at each node in an arbitrary slot and derive the channel access delay. We model each node using an M/G/1 queue and derive the queueing delay. The model is extended from analyzing the single-hop average packet delay to evaluating the end-to-end packet delay in multi-hop ad hoc networks without assuming the traffic to be in a saturation state. To validate our analytic results, we have done extensive simulation. The analytic and the simulation results match very well.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60472078 and 90604013)
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Dong, L., Shu, Y., Chen, H. et al. Packet delay analysis on IEEE 802.11 DCF under finite load traffic in multi-hop ad hoc networks. Sci. China Ser. F-Inf. Sci. 51, 408–416 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-008-0008-2
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