A cross-layer design for TCP end-to-end performance improvement in multi-hop wireless networks

Cheng, Rung-Shiang; Lin, Hui-Tang

doi:10.1016/j.comcom.2008.04.017

Cited by 33 publications

(19 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In this mechanism, unacknowledged data is retransmitted through link layer until a retransmission limit (RET L ) is achieved, only after which the transport layer mechanism is invoked. Another similar approach called TCP-CL [13] introduces a cross-layer approach to enhance endto-end performance of multi-hop TCP. The mechanism is employed to provide explicit corruption loss information in both transport layer and MAC layer.…”

Section: B Cross-layermentioning

confidence: 98%

Cross-layer FPS: A SCTP-based cross-layer data scheduling approach

Mirani

Zhang²,

Boukhatem

et al. 2011

2011 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In heterogeneous wireless networks, multiinterfaced mobile terminals may be connected to links with rapidly varying MAC and physical characteristics. On the other hand, current deployment of communication protocols rely on the information available at associated layer only. In order to improve transport layer performance for multi-homed mobile terminals, we propose a cross-layer approach to schedule data over multiple available paths. Our data-striping approach strengthens the cooperation between higher and lower layers and enables transport layer mechanism to exploit information provided by MAC layer. We compare our approach with existing techniques and prove that our cross-layer system improves multipath performance over single-layer multipath systems.

show abstract

Section: B Cross-layermentioning

confidence: 98%

Cross-layer FPS: A SCTP-based cross-layer data scheduling approach

Mirani

Zhang²,

Boukhatem

et al. 2011

2011 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…snoop agent did not receive the next packet predetermined by the TCP receiver), the ACK packet will be forwarded directly to the TCP source (case 3). Conversely, if the packet was lost in the wireless connection, a negative acknowledgement (NAK) option [21] will be added in the ACK (associate with the same TCP connection) and the ACK will be forwarded to the TCP source at a later time (case 4).…”

Section: Ack Arrival From Wireless Stationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A cross-layer congestion and contention window control scheme for TCP performance improvement in wireless LANs

et al. 2009

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Neither the current TCP protocol nor the standard backoff algorithm of IEEE 802.11 protocol is able to distinguish corruption loss from congestion or collision loss. Hence, high transmission errors and a varying latency inherent in wireless channel would have a seriously adverse effect on the performance of TCP. In this paper, we propose a novel and pragmatic cross-layer approach with joint congestion and contention window control scheme to improve the performance of TCP in IEEE 802.11 wireless environments. In addition to theoretical analysis, simulations are conducted to evaluate the proposed scheme. As it turns out, our design indeed provides a more efficient solution for frequent transmission loss and enables TCP to distinguish between congestion loses and transmission errors, thus to take proper remedial actions.

show abstract

“…Consequently, it takes some time to recover from the loss of multiple segments. Owing to this limitation of TCP, it performs very poorly in an environment prone to high losses [15].…”

Section: High Bit Error (Random Losses) Rate and Burst Lossesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol, when the number of attempts for medium access exceeds a specified limit, the sender assumes that the receiver is out of range and stops its transmission attempts. The MAC protocol notifies the upper layer that the path is unavailable, and the upper layer starts a route recovery procedure [15]. At this stage, TCP stops transmission, and throughput becomes zero during the route recovery process.…”

Section: (B) Channel Contentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A survey of performance enhancement of transmission control protocol (TCP) in wireless ad hoc networks

Mast

Owens

2011

J Wireless Com Network

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Transmission control protocol (TCP), which provides reliable end-to-end data delivery, performs well in traditional wired network environments, while in wireless ad hoc networks, it does not perform well. Compared to wired networks, wireless ad hoc networks have some specific characteristics such as node mobility and a shared medium. Owing to these specific characteristics of wireless ad hoc networks, TCP faces particular problems with, for example, route failure, channel contention and high bit error rates. These factors are responsible for the performance degradation of TCP in wireless ad hoc networks. The research community has produced a wide range of proposals to improve the performance of TCP in wireless ad hoc networks. This article presents a survey of these proposals (approaches). A classification of TCP improvement proposals for wireless ad hoc networks is presented, which makes it easy to compare the proposals falling under the same category. Tables which summarize the approaches for quick overview are provided. Possible directions for further improvements in this area are suggested in the conclusions. The aim of the article is to enable the reader to quickly acquire an overview of the state of TCP in wireless ad hoc networks.

show abstract

A cross-layer design for TCP end-to-end performance improvement in multi-hop wireless networks

Cited by 33 publications

References 22 publications

Cross-layer FPS: A SCTP-based cross-layer data scheduling approach

Cross-layer FPS: A SCTP-based cross-layer data scheduling approach

A cross-layer congestion and contention window control scheme for TCP performance improvement in wireless LANs

A survey of performance enhancement of transmission control protocol (TCP) in wireless ad hoc networks

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About