Analysis of IEEE 802.11e for QoS support in wireless LANs.

Analysis of IEEE 802.11e for QoS support in wireless LANs.

The IEEE 802.11e medium access control protocol is an emerging standard for wireless local area networks providing quality of service. An overview of this standard based on the current draft is presented on this article. We analyze the enhancements in 802.11 standard. The new hybrid coordination fun...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Wireless communications 10, 6 (2003).
Main Author: Mangold, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
IEEE 802.11e standard.
MAC protocol.
QoS support.
Contention-based medium access.
Contention-free medium access.
Hybrid coordination function.
Medium access control.
Quality of service.
Wireless LANs.
Wireless local area networks.