Mitigation of Traffic Fractality in WLAN IEEE 802.11 Networks

La versión original de este artículo corresponde a la Revista IEEE América Latina, vol. 5, no. 6 (octubre 2007): 471-478, que ha cedido amablemente los derechos para su publicación en nuestra revista.

Abstract

Several fractal phenomena, such as self-similarity and long-range dependence, have been detected in network traffic, with important implications on network performance. This paper describes a detailed study based on NS-2 simulations and tested experiments that assesses how the characteristics of traffic change when traversing IEEE 802.11 networks. The most significant finding is the mitigation of fractal characteristics in the output traffic.