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Enhancing TCP Airtime Fairness through Precise Computation for Upload and Download Flows in WiFi Networks

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Airtime fairness has emerged as a key approach to enhancing wireless throughput performance. However, existing research often overlooks the precise calculation of airtime, particularly in relation to TCP acknowledgments. This paper introduces a novel method, implemented on the access point side, for accurately calculating the airtime of TCP and UDP flows. Building on this, we propose a QoS-based scheduling algorithm designed to improve fairness between upload and download traffic. The effectiveness of the algorithm is validated through experiments that accurately measure both throughput and airtime for upload and download traffic.

Source: Telecom

DOI: 10.3390/telecom5040050

Authors: Yuhao Chen, Jinyao Yan

Institutions: State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China

Language: English

Topic: Wireless Networks and Protocols

Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,364

Funder: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities