The traffic carrying capacity of wireless networks Conference Paper

abstract

• How much traffic can wireless networks carry? Consider n nodes located in a disk of area A sq. meters, each capable of transmitting at a data rate of W bits/sec. Under a protocol based model for successful receptions, the total network can carry only (W An) bit-meters/sec, where 1 bit carried a distance of 1 meter is counted as 1 bit-meter. This is the best possible even assuming the nodes locations, traffic patterns, and the range/power of each transmission, are all optimally chosen. If the node locations and their destinations are randomly chosen, and all transmissions employ the same power/range, then each node only obtains a throughout of (W/n log n) bit/sec, if the network is optimally operated. Similar results hold for a physical SIR based model.

name of conference

• 2000 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (Cat. No.00CH37060)

authors

• Kumar, Panganamala

published proceedings

• 2000 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (Cat. No.00CH37060)

author list (cited authors)

• Gupta, P., & Kumar, P. R.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Gupta, P||Kumar, PR

publication date

• January 2000

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings  Journal

keywords

• Brain Disorders

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/isit.2000.866732

start page

• 434

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isit.2000.866732