An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...
An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...
An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...
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Table <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>tents<br />
ATTESTATION OF AUTHORSHIP ................................................................... IV<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................. V<br />
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................... VI<br />
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND NOTATIONS.............................................. VIII<br />
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................ X<br />
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................ XII<br />
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................1<br />
1.1 Objective <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> This Research Project .............................................................................. 3<br />
1.2 Dissertati<strong>on</strong> Structure.................................................................................................... 4<br />
CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND AND RELATED WORKS................................5<br />
2.1 Overview <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IEEE 802.11 Standard ....................................................................... 5<br />
2.2 The IEEE 802.11 Protocols.......................................................................................... 10<br />
2.2.1 Physical Layer ............................................................................................................11<br />
2.2.2 Medium Access C<strong>on</strong>trol ............................................................................................ 13<br />
2.2.3 Radio Propagati<strong>on</strong> Characteristics............................................................................. 17<br />
2.3 WLAN <str<strong>on</strong>g>Signal</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Strength</str<strong>on</strong>g> Measurement ....................................................................... 20<br />
2.3.1 WLAN Performance.................................................................................................. 20<br />
2.3.2 Base Stati<strong>on</strong> Placement ............................................................................................. 25<br />
2.3.3 <str<strong>on</strong>g>Impact</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Signal</str<strong>on</strong>g> Quality <strong>on</strong> WLAN Performance .................................................... 27<br />
2.3.4 Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s for WLAN Performance Measurement....................................... 29<br />
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