Abstract-We have conducted an empirical study of the latest 5GHz IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN (WLAN) variants of 802.11n (5GHz) and 802.11ac (Wave 1), under different cell load conditions. We have considered typical configurations of both protocols on a Linux testbed. Under light load, there is no clear difference between 802.11n and 802.11ac in terms of performance and energy consumption. However, in some cases of high cell load, we have found that there may be a small advantage with 802.11ac. Overall, we conclude that there may be little benefit in upgrading from 802.11n (5GHz) to 802.11ac in its current offering, as the benefits may be too small.
We have compared 802.11n and 802.11ac performance, and we have also considered how different cell loads impact the performance of 5GHz WLAN for both 802.11n and 802.11ac REF .
Impact of Cell Load on 5GHz IEEE 802.11 WLAN
2017 31st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA)
2017 31st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA)
Computer Science