1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/437 802.11 PCF Modeling Observations Nov 2000 November 2000 Matthew Sherman, AT&T Labs - ResearchSlide 1 802.11 Modeling Observations Matthew Sherman AT&T Labs - Research 180 Park Avenue Florham Park, NJ 07932 973-236-6791 mjsherman@att.com Date: November 9, 2000 Authors: Bob Miller AT&T Labs - Research 180 Park Avenue Florham Park, NJ 07932 973-236-6920 rrm@att.com

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/437 802.11 PCF Modeling Observations Nov 2000 November 2000 Matthew Sherman, AT&T Labs - ResearchSlide 2 Model Results - Some Observations The model demonstrates only availability of a tool for evaluating E-MAC performance Is not meant to demonstrate efficacy of any particular MAC (yet) Shows why “Native” PCF can be effective in QoS applications compared to “Native” DCF

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/437 802.11 PCF Modeling Observations Nov 2000 November 2000 Matthew Sherman, AT&T Labs - ResearchSlide 3 Model Use for Optimization / Comparison Needs added sophistication, e.g. TCP/IP, which lowers throughput, impacts streams differently Needs to be validated e.g. with another model and/or operating hardware data, if possible (current model throughputs are not realistic) “Efficient QoS”, not just “QoS”, with many users, many media types, many protocols should be goal--- need scenarios which differentiate “Basic PCF” from “QoS PCF”

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/437 802.11 PCF Modeling Observations Nov 2000 November 2000 Matthew Sherman, AT&T Labs - ResearchSlide 4 Adopted QoS Req’ts from IEEE 802.11-00245r1 3.QoS Requirements –3.1. Corrections and enhancements to the PCF that may be required to best meet QoS performance objectives must be incorporated. –3.2. Differential handling of MSDUs supplied to the MAC with additional priorities and classes of service. –3.3. Bounded delay, prioritized acess, and bounded latency per MDSU (allocatable services), power management bypass mechanisms (which has priority in iBSS and BSS may need a mechanism for separable handsets). –3.4. MAC SAP support for 802.1D/802.1q. –3.5. Support for multiple simultaneous streams with differing priority and class requirements. –3.6. Transmit Power Control. –3.7. To provide the hooks in the MAC to obtain remote channel information. “ ”