On the Rate Adaptation Techniques of IEEE 802.11 Networks for Industrial Applications
Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions(2013)
摘要
The performance of the IEEE 802.11 WLAN are influenced by the wireless channel characteristics that reflect on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), particularly in industrial communication systems, that often operate in harsh environments. In order to cope with SNR reductions, the IEEE 802.11 WLAN specification suggests to adapt (reduce) the transmission rate, since the modulation techniques employed at the lower rates are more robust. However, the standard does not define any rate adaptation (RA) technique, leaving the actual implementation to the device manufacturers choice. In this paper we focus on RA techniques for industrial communication systems that are typically subjected to tight reliability and timing requirements. In detail, we compare the performance figures of a general purpose widespread technique, namely the automatic rate fallback (ARF), with those of the RA techniques actually implemented on two commercially available IEEE 802.11 devices via a set of practical experiments. The obtained results show that these techniques are characterized by a relevant number of packet retransmissions that may introduce a considerable randomness on the service time, possibly leading to performance degradation. Consequently, we propose two new techniques and evaluate their behavior by means of numerical simulations carried out for typical industrial traffic profiles. The outcomes are encouraging since the proposed RA techniques show in most cases better performance than ARF.
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modulation,numerical analysis,telecommunication traffic,wireless LAN,wireless channels,ARF,IEEE 802.11 WLAN specification,IEEE 802.11 device,IEEE 802.11 network,RA technique,SNR reduction,automatic rate fallback,industrial application,industrial communication system,industrial traffic profile,modulation technique,numerical simulation,packet retransmission,performance degradation,rate adaptation,signal-to-noise ratio,transmission rate,wireless channel characteristics,IEEE 802.11 WLAN,industrial wireless communication networks,rate adaptation techniques
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