Opnet环境中无线局域网（IEEE+80211）仿真指南（英文）.doc

Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11) Model Guide Purpose This document describes Wireless LAN (WLAN) simulation model shipped as part of standard OPNET model release 10.0A for IT DecisionGuru and OPNET Modeler with radio module. Wireless LAN Background Wireless LAN protocol is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. The standard defines a medium access control (MAC) sublayer and three physical (PHY) layers.The goal of the IEEE 802.11 protocol is to describe a wireless LAN that delivers services commonly found in wired networks, e.g., throughput, reliable data delivery, and continuous network connections.The architecture of the IEEE 802.11 WLAN is designed to support a network where most decision making is distributed across the mobile stations. Some of the components that are the basic building blocks of the 802.11 based network are described below: 1. Station: In IEEE 802.11 network a station is the component that connects to the wireless medium. The station may be mobile, portable, or stationary.Every station supports all station services which include authentication,deauthentication, privacy, and delivery of the data (MAC service data unit). 2. Basic Service Set (BSS): The IEEE 802.11 WLAN architecture is built around a BSS. A BSS is a set of stations that communicate with one another.When all the stations in the BSS can communicate directly with each other and there is no connection to a wired network, the BSS is called an independent BSS (IBSS). IBSS is also know as adhoc network which is typically a short-lived network with small number of stations in direct communication range.When a BSS includes an access point (AP), the BSS is no longer independent and is called an infrastructure BSS or simply BSS. In an infrastructure BSS, all mobile stations communicate with the AP. The AP provides both the connection to the wired LAN, if any, and the local relay function within the BSS. 3. Extended Service Set (ESS): An ESS is a set of infrastructure BSSs, where the APs communicate amo