1. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 1 QoS Metrics for Traffic Category/Stream Emily H. Qi Intel Corporation

2. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 2 Motivation IEEE 802.11e provides QoS for real-time traffics to meet the requirements: –max latency –min data rate –max packet drop probability IEEE 802.11e supports –EDCA and HCCA –Prioritized QoS and parameterized QoS IEEE 802.11k draft lacks the measurements or the metrics to capture QoS performance that is enhanced in 802.11e Provide resolution for LB71 comment#928.

3. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 3 Proposal Provide metrics for each traffic category/stream per destination Each traffic category/stream can be identified by Traffic Identifier (TID, defined in.11e) For each of TID per destination, define the following metrics: –Transmitted frame count –Frame loss count –Accumulate transmit frame delay –Jitter ??? Define Traffic Stream Measurement Request/Response

4. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 4 Why do we need it? Traffic stream/category specific statistics give more accurate indication for wireless network capacity and wireless network performance in QBSS –stronger indication for the performance of VoIP stream and Video stream –A potential roaming trigger Help STA to prepare next ADDTs request Help AP on Admission Control and Scheduling Network Diagnosis

5. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 5 Transmitted Frame Count The total number of frames that are successfully transmitted after 0 or n retries during the measurement duration for the specified traffic TID Could be used for calculating frame loss rate and average delay 4 octets long

6. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 6 Frame Loss Count The total number of frames that are discarded after given numbers of retries during the measurement duration for the specified traffic TID This number will be used for calculating frame loss rate 4 octets long

7. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 7 Accumulate Transmit Frame Delay The total of delay for all the transmit frames that are successfully transmitted during the measurement duration of the specified traffic TID Delay is measured from the time a packet arrives to MAC layer to the time acknowledgement received This number will be used for calculating average delay during the measurement duration 4 octets long, in units of milliseconds

8. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 8 Jitter ??? The variation of transmit frame delay It is important metric for voice and video from Endpoint to Endpoint prospective. But not sure it will be useful to measure delay variation between AP and STA Not include Jitter in this proposal

9. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 9 Add New Measurement Type Measurement Name Measurement Type Unused0-2 Channel Load Request3 Noise Histogram Request4 Beacon Request5 Frame Request6 Hidden Node Request7 Medium Sensing Time Histogram Request8 STA Statistics Request 9 Traffic Stream Request10 Reserved11-255

10. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 10 Traffic Stream Request Randomization Interval Measurement Duration TID (as defined in.11e) Octets:221 TID field –Value 0-7 indicates the UP of prioritized QoS (TC) and TS with access policy set to EDCA –Value 8-15 indicates TSID for TS with access policy set to a value other than EDCA Requested measuring traffic/stream is the stream that is sent from the requested STA and to the requesting STA with the specified Traffic ID (TID)

11. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 11 Traffic Stream Measurement Report TID Actual Measure ment Start time Measure ment Duration Transmitted Frame Count Frame Lose Count Accumulate Transmit Frame Delay Octet s 18 2 44 4

12. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1204r2November 2004 Emily Qi, Intel CorporationSlide 12 Feedback?