Promise and perils of Dynamic Sensitivity control in IEEE 802.11ax WLANs

Zhong Zhenzhe, Fengming Cao, Parag Kulkarni, Zhong Fan

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Abstract

Dynamic sensitivity control (DSC) is being discussed within the new IEEE 802.11ax task group as one of the potential techniques to improve the system performance for next generation Wi-Fi in high capacity and dense deployment environments, e.g. stadiums, conference venues, shopping malls, etc. However, there appears to be lack of consensus regarding the adoption of DSC within the group. This paper reports on investigations into the performance of the baseline DSC technique proposed in the IEEE 802.11ax task group under realistic scenarios defined by the task group. Simulations were carried out and the results suggest that compared with the default case (no DSC), the use of DSC may lead to mixed results in terms of throughput and fairness with the gain varying depending on factors like inter-AP distance, node distribution, node density and the DSC margin value. Further, we also highlight avenues for mitigating the shortcomings of DSC found in this study.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISWCS 2016 - 13th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, Proceedings
PublisherVDE VERLAG GMBH
Pages439-444
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509020614
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 19 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS 2016 - Poznan, Poland
Duration: Sept 20 2016Sept 23 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems
Volume2016-October
ISSN (Print)2154-0217
ISSN (Electronic)2154-0225

Conference

Conference13th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS 2016
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityPoznan
Period9/20/169/23/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Communication

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