The document summarizes the basic access mechanism of IEEE 802.11, known as carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA). It describes how nodes use random backoff times and carrier sensing to access the shared medium in a distributed manner to avoid collisions. It also discusses two optional extensions: RTS/CTS to deal with the hidden terminal problem, and fragmentation to reduce frame error rates by using shorter frames. Finally, it introduces polling-based point coordination function (PCF) which uses a polling access point to provide time-bounded services.
The document summarizes the basic access mechanism of IEEE 802.11, known as carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA). It describes how nodes use random backoff times and carrier sensing to access the shared medium in a distributed manner to avoid collisions. It also discusses two optional extensions: RTS/CTS to deal with the hidden terminal problem, and fragmentation to reduce frame error rates by using shorter frames. Finally, it introduces polling-based point coordination function (PCF) which uses a polling access point to provide time-bounded services.
The document summarizes the basic access mechanism of IEEE 802.11, known as carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA). It describes how nodes use random backoff times and carrier sensing to access the shared medium in a distributed manner to avoid collisions. It also discusses two optional extensions: RTS/CTS to deal with the hidden terminal problem, and fragmentation to reduce frame error rates by using shorter frames. Finally, it introduces polling-based point coordination function (PCF) which uses a polling access point to provide time-bounded services.
The document summarizes the basic access mechanism of IEEE 802.11, known as carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA). It describes how nodes use random backoff times and carrier sensing to access the shared medium in a distributed manner to avoid collisions. It also discusses two optional extensions: RTS/CTS to deal with the hidden terminal problem, and fragmentation to reduce frame error rates by using shorter frames. Finally, it introduces polling-based point coordination function (PCF) which uses a polling access point to provide time-bounded services.
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Basic DFWMAC-DCF using CSMA/CA:
The mandatory access mechanism of IEEE 802.11 is based
on carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) !hich is a random access scheme !ith carrier sense and co""ision a#oidance thro$%h random bac&off. If the medi$m is id"e for at "east the d$ration of 'I(S (!ith the he") of the CCA si%na" of the )hysica" "ayer) a node can access the medi$m at once. If the medi$m is b$sy nodes ha#e to !ait for the d$ration of 'I(S enterin% a contention )hase after!ards. Each node no! chooses a random baco!! time !ithin a contention window and de"ays medi$m access for this random amo$nt of time. The node contin$es to sense the medi$m. As soon as a node senses the channe" is b$sy it has "ost this cyc"e and has to !ait for the ne*t chance i.e. $nti" the medi$m is id"e a%ain for at "east 'I(S. +$t if the randomi,ed additiona" !aitin% time for a node is o#er and the medi$m is sti"" id"e the node can access the medi$m immediate"y 1 The contention !indo! starts !ith a si,e of e.%. C-min . /. Each time a co""ision occ$rs indicatin% a hi%her "oad on the medi$m the contention !indo! do$b"es $) to a ma*im$m of e.%. C-ma* . 200 (the !indo! can ta&e on the #a"$es / 10 11 21 12/ and 200). The "ar%er the contention !indo! is the %reater is the reso"$tion )o!er of the randomi,ed scheme. -hi"e this )rocess describes the com)"ete access mechanism for broadcast frames an additiona" feat$re is )ro#ided by the standard for $nicast data transfer. 'ia%ram sho!s a sender accessin% the medi$m and sendin% its data. +$t no! the recei#er ans!ers direct"y !ith an acnowledgement "AC#$. 2 DFWMAC-DCF with %&S/C&S e'tension: 3idden termina" )rob"em occ$rs if one station can recei#e t!o others b$t those stations cannot recei#e each other. The t!o stations may sense the channe" is id"e send a frame and ca$se a co""ision at the recei#er in the midd"e. To dea" !ith this )rob"em the standard defines an additiona" mechanism $sin% t!o contro" )ac&ets 4TS and CTS. The $se of the mechanism is o)tiona"5 ho!e#er e#ery 802.11 node has to im)"ement the f$nctions to react )ro)er"y $)on rece)tion of 4TS/CTS contro" )ac&ets. After !aitin% for 'I(S ()"$s a random bac&off time if the medi$m !as b$sy) the sender can iss$e a re(uest to send "%&S$ contro" )ac&et. The 4TS )ac&et inc"$des the recei#er of the data transmission to come and the d$ration of the !ho"e data transmission. 3 E#ery node recei#in% this 4TS no! has to set its net allocation vector ")A*$ in accordance !ith the d$ration fie"d. If the recei#er of the data transmission recei#es the 4TS it ans!ers !ith a clear to send "C&S$ messa%e after !aitin% for SI(S. This CTS )ac&et contains the d$ration fie"d a%ain and a"" stations recei#in% this )ac&et from the recei#er of the intended data transmission ha#e to ad6$st their 7A8. 9ne !ay to decrease the error )robabi"ity of frames is to $se shorter frames. In this case the bit error rate is the same b$t no! on"y short frames are destroyed and the frame error rate decreases. The IEEE 802.11 standard s)ecifies a !ragmentation mode 4 DFWMAC-+CF with polling: The t!o access mechanisms )resented so far cannot %$arantee a ma*im$m access de"ay or minim$m transmission band!idth. To )ro#ide a time:bo$nded ser#ice the standard s)ecifies a point coordination !unction "+CF$ on to) of the standard 'C( mechanisms. ;sin% <C( re=$ires an access )oint that contro"s medi$m access and )o""s the sin%"e nodes. The point co-ordinator in the access )oint s)"its the access time into s$)er frame )eriods A super !rame com)rises a contention !ree period and a contention period. 5 6