Experimental evaluation and characterization of long-distance 802.11g links

Hesham El-Sayed, Sherali Zeadally, Mohamed Boulmalf

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    Abstract

    The use of 802.11 long-distance links is a cost-effective means of providing wireless connectivity to rural areas. Although deployments in such settings are increasing, there are few empirical results reported on the performance of 802.11 over long distances. An empirical evaluation of 802.11 performance over long distances is a non-trivial task since it involves several variables such as the network topology, tower heights, antenna types used and their orientations, and radio transmit powers. The task is further complicated by the presence of network performance constraints, and the inter-dependence among the variables. In this paper we present an empirical performance study of long-distance 802.11 g links using metrics such as signal strength, free space loss, jitter and round-trip time. In addition, we also develop a theoretical model of the wireless link to validate our experimental measurements.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings - 7th International Conference on Networking, ICN 2008
    Pages511-516
    Number of pages6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 28 2008
    Event7th International Conference on Networking, ICN 2008 - Cancun, Mexico
    Duration: Apr 13 2008Apr 18 2008

    Publication series

    NameProceedings - 7th International Conference on Networking, ICN 2008

    Other

    Other7th International Conference on Networking, ICN 2008
    Country/TerritoryMexico
    CityCancun
    Period4/13/084/18/08

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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