Theoretical analysis of TCP throughput in adhoc wireless networks

Hannan Xiao; K.C. Chua; J. Malcolm; Y. Zhang

Theoretical analysis of TCP throughput in adhoc wireless networks

Hannan Xiao, K.C. Chua, J. Malcolm, Y. Zhang

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Abstract

Researchers have used extensive simulation and
experimental studies to understand TCP performance in adhoc
wireless networks. In contrast, the objective of this paper is to
theoretically analyze TCP performance in this environment. By
examining the case of running one TCP session over a string
topology, a system model for analyzing TCP performance in
adhoc wireless networks is proposed, which considers packet
buffering, nodes’ contention for access to the wireless channel,
and spatial reuse of the wireless channel. Markov chain modelling
is applied to analyze this system model. Analytical results show
that when the number of hops that the TCP session crosses is
fixed, the TCP throughput is independent of the TCP congestion
window size. When the number of hops increases from one,
the TCP throughput decreases first, and then stabilizes when
the number of hops becomes large. The analysis is validated by
comparing the numerical and simulation results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE GLOBECOM 2005 Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	2714-2719
ISBN (Print)	9-7803-9415-1
Publication status	Published - 2005

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