Performance Of Internet Protocols Research Articles

IP Transmission over TETRA Packet Data Service: Simulation and Measurement Results

This paper evaluates the packet data performance of Internet Protocol (IP) over TErrestrial Trunked RAdio (TETRA), focusing on the effects of packet size and message transmission rate. We performed a range of simulations to evaluate the average packet delay and packet failure probability corresponding to IP datagram transmission on the Packet Data CHannel (PDCH) in a TETRA cell. We employed IP packets of different sizes and we considered a number of different scenarios with respect to the number of users in a cell and datagram transmission rate. The simulation results offer TETRA operators the means for facilitating network planning and optimization of datagram-based services. Apart from the simulation, we also conducted an extensive measurement survey on the performance of IP over the TETRA PDCH. In particular, we carried out measurements in a client---server communication scenario with different datagram sizes and typical user mobility and radio propagation conditions. Measurement results include throughput, delay jitter, percentage of lost datagrams and out-of-order datagrams. The results obtained through our measurement survey can extent and enhance the simulation results because they are more realistic and consider user mobility as well as channel impairments.

Real and generated internet AS topologies

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Platform-independent IP transmission over wireless networks: the WINE approach

The article describes the work performed to date in the Wireless Internet Network (WINE) project, sponsored by the European Commission, under the framework V Information Society Technologies (IST) program. The project aims to enhance the performance of Internet protocols when operating over wireless LANs. One of the key issues of the project is the development of a wireless adaptation layer (WAL) that resides between the IP and WLAN link layers. The WAL may be viewed as a "shim" layer that compensates for wireless impairments. An important feature of the WAL architecture is its ability to map quality of service protocols such as differentiated services onto WLANs. The architecture also aims to support intradomain mobility, and a range of existing mechanisms have been reviewed and enhanced for that purpose. The project,includes the development of extended testbeds and simulation models to assess the performance of the proposed solutions.

Internet protocol performance over networks with wireless links

This article discusses the problems that arise when standard Internet protocols such as TCP are used over wireless links. We review wireless link characteristics with case studies drawn from commercial wireless LANs and cellular telephony systems. We discuss problems with Internet protocols when employed over these systems, such as degraded TCP performance when wireless errors are interpreted as congestion losses. We survey various proposed approaches to mitigating such problems and examine their applicability. Finally, we look at the future of wireless systems and the new challenges that they will create for Internet protocols, and state some goals for further protocol enhancement and evolution, pointing out the need for better protocol integration across layers.