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Log-Convexity of Rate Region in 802.11e WLANs

Leith, Douglas J. and Subramanian, Vijay G. and Duffy, Ken R. (2010) Log-Convexity of Rate Region in 802.11e WLANs. IEEE Communications Letters, 14 (1). pp. 57-59. ISSN 1089-7798

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Abstract

In this paper we establish the log-convexity of the rate region in 802.11 WLANs. This generalises previous results for Aloha networks and has immediate implications for optimisation based approaches to the analysis and design of 802.11 wireless networks.

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Keywords:802.11; Log-convexity; Rate region; Convex optimisation; Utility fairness.
Subjects:Science & Engineering > Hamilton Institute
Science & Engineering > Computer Science
ID Code:1818
Deposited By:Hamilton Editor
Deposited On:27 Jan 2010 12:14
Journal or Publication Title:IEEE Communications Letters
Publisher:IEEE
Refereed:Yes
URL:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4234

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