Research Article

Adaptive Backoff Algorithm for Contention Window for Dense IEEE 802.11 WLANs

Table 3

Simulation parameters for adaptive-CW mechanisms.

SymbolDescriptionValue

Size of payload (bits)8,184
Size of MAC header (bits)272
Size of PHY header (bits)128
Size of ACK (bits)112
Data rate (Mbits/s)54
Length of slot time (s)9
Length of short interframe space (s)10
Length of DCF interframe space (s)28