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Situation-Aware Rate And Power Adaptation Techniques For Ieee 802.11, Jay Nadeau Nov 2012

Situation-Aware Rate And Power Adaptation Techniques For Ieee 802.11, Jay Nadeau

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The current generation of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) provide multiple data rates from which the different physical (PHY) layers may choose. The rate adaptation algorithm (RAA) is an essential component of 802.11 WLANs which completely determines the data rate a device may use. Some of the key challenges facing data rate selection are the constantly varying wireless channel, selecting the data rate that will result in the maximum throughput, assessing the conditions based on limited feedback and estimating the link conditions at the receiver.

Current RAAs lack the ability to sense their environment and adapt accordingly. 802.11 …