Impact of the users' distribution on the IEEE 802.11a MAC protocol fairness and performance

The IEEE 802.11a technology is rapidly being deployed offering many advantages to users. However, the MAC protocol suffers problems, due to such as hidden nodes and capture effects, leading to degraded performance. The article investigates the impact of the users' distribution (uniform and micro-cluster) on the protocol fairness and performance.

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