1. Performance Management of 802.11 WLANs Simulation of WLAN Manager (WM) Fairness issues related to multi-rate WLAN environment Policy based Service differentiation Call Admission Control for voice calls Integrated simulation/emulation framework for WM

2. WLAN Manager (WM)* Build a prototype of WLAN Manager (WM) Centralized WLAN management solution Follows Split MAC Architecture (RFC 4118 : Architecture taxonomy for CAPWAP) Enhances the quality of service (QoS) in an 802.11b/e based WLAN Based on the paper to be published in Special Issue of International Journal of Network Management on Wireless and Mobile Network Management research In Asia, 2007

3. WM : Performance Objectives Fair sharing of the wireless channel time among STAs while maximizing channel utilization in an Multi-rate WLAN Environment Connection admission control (CAC) for voice calls Policy based service differentiation among the flows within one 802.11e AC Maintain performance levels during inter-AP roaming of STAs.

4. WM 802.11 WLAN Ethernet LAN Access Router Internet WM Deployment Scenario AP