Robust Rate Adaptation强大的速率适配.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Robust Rate Adaptation in 802.11 networks Starsky H.Y. Wong, Hao Yang, Songwu Lu and Vaduvur Bharghavan UCLA WiNG Research Group and Meru Networks * IEEE 802.11 Rate Adaptation The 802.11 a/b/g/n standards allow the use of multiple transmission rates 802.11b, 4 rate options (1,2,5.5,11Mbps) 802.11a, 8 rate options (6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps) 802.11g, 12 rate options (11a set + 11b set) The method to select the transmission rate in real time is called “Rate Adaptation” Rate adaptation is important yet unspecified by the 802.11 standards * Rate Adaptation Example Ideally, the transmission rate should be adjusted according to the channel condition Sender Receiver 54Mbps Signal is good Signal becomes weaker 12Mbps * Importance of Rate Adaptation Rate adaptation plays a critical role to the throughput performance Rate too high → loss ratio increases → throughput decreases Rate too low → under-utilize the capacity → throughput decreases * Design Challenge Wireless channel exhibits rich channel dynamics in practical scenarios Random channel error Mobility-induced change Collisions induced by Hidden-terminals Multiple contending clients * Related Work Not compliant with the 802.11 standard RBAR, OAR, etc. Needs to change the standard specification Standard compliant ARF, AARF, SampleRate, Onoe, AMRR, CARA Cannot handle all channel dynamics Performance degradation in many cases * Goals and Contributions Goals Improve throughput performance Robust against various dynamics 802.11 standard compliant, easy to implement Contributions: Identify limitations of five design guidelines for existing solutions Design, implement and evaluate the Robust Rate Adaptation Algorithm (RRAA) * Outline Experimental Methodology Critique on current design guidelines Design of RRAA Implementation and Evaluation Ongoing work * Experimental Methodology Evaluation platform Programmable AP Real-time tracing and feedback, per-frame