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A Load Balancing Algorithm to Overcome the Rate-Limiting Effects in IEEE 802.11 Networks

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Author(s)

Vincent Gauthier, Richard A. Rouil, Nada T. Golmie

Abstract

In an IEEE 802.11 network, a single user can reduce the performance of all other users attached to the same access point. To overcome this problem, we propose to take advantage of the increasing number of devices supporting multiple network interfaces. We also propose to use the Media Independent Handover architecture developed by the IEEE 802.21 Working Group. In this paper, we describe a load-balancing algorithm which uses this architecture to distribute users among different wireless access networks in order to improve the overall network throughput. We show how this can be done in an IEEE 802.11/ IEEE 802.16 heterogeneous environment.
Conference Title
IEEE GLOBECOM 2007
Pub Type
Conferences

Keywords

load balancing, media independent handover, simulation modeling, QoS management
Information technology and Networking

Citation

Gauthier, V. , Rouil, R. and Golmie, N. (2007), A Load Balancing Algorithm to Overcome the Rate-Limiting Effects in IEEE 802.11 Networks, IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 (Accessed May 11, 2025)

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Created November 26, 2007, Updated January 27, 2020