Decomposition of energy consumption in IEEE 802.11

Mustafa Ergen*, Pravin Varaiya

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Abstract

We derive formulas for the energy J(n) that a station's radio consumes when it transmits 1 MB of data in an IEEE 802.11 network with n stations. Calculations show that J(n) grows approximately linearly with n, for n ≥ 4. The useful energy consumed in successful transmission and reception of data is constant; the remaining energy is wasted. When n = 15, the waste amounts to 80 percent of total energy, and this proportion grows with n. More than 60 percent of the waste is due to overhearing-reception of packets intended for another station. Overhearing can be eliminated by using information in RTS/CTS packets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC'07
Pages403-408
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2007 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC'07 - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Duration: 24 Jun 200728 Jun 2007

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
ISSN (Print)0536-1486

Conference

Conference2007 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC'07
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow, Scotland
Period24/06/0728/06/07

Keywords

  • Distributed coordination function
  • Energy rate
  • IEEE 802.11
  • J/bit
  • Markov model
  • Power control

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