Research Article

Effects of Implementing Adaptable Channelization in Wi-Fi Networks

Table 1

Number of subcarriers on different channel widths and frame transmission parameters.

Channel width (MHz) 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5 25 27.5 30

Number of subcarriers 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72

Symbol duration (S) 16 12 8 7 6 5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2

SIFS (S) 40 30 20 17 15 13 10 8 6 5 4

DIFS (S) 50 40 30 20 17 15 13 10 8 6 3

Slot duration (S) 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Guard interval (S) 3.2 2.4 1.6 1.2 1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3