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Frame Aggregation with Simple Block Acknowledgement Mechanism to Provide Strict Quality of Service Guarantee to Emergency Traffic in Wireless Networks

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  • Shuaib K. Memon

    (Department of Computer Science, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
    Current address: School of Science, Health and Technology, York St John University, York YO31 7EX, UK.)

  • Md Akbar Hossain

    (School of Computing, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier 4112, New Zealand
    Computer and Information Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand)

  • Nurul I. Sarkar

    (Computer and Information Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand)

Abstract

This paper proposes a frame aggregation with a simple block acknowledgement (FASBA) mechanism to provide a strict QoS guarantee to life-saving emergency traffic in wireless local area networks. This work builds on our previous work on a multi-preemptive enhanced distributed channel access protocol called MP-EDCA. The main difference between FASBA and MP-EDCA is that MP-EDCA does not provide a strict QoS guarantee to life-saving emergency traffic (e.g., ambulance calls), especially in high-load conditions. Our proposed FASBA protocol solves the problems of achieving a strict QoS guarantee to life-saving emergency traffic. The strict QoS guarantee is achieved by aggregating multiple frames with a two-bit block acknowledgement for transmissions. FASBA assures guaranteed network services by reducing MAC overheads; consequently, it offers higher throughput, lower packet delays, and accommodates a larger number of life-saving emergency nodes during emergencies. The performance of the proposed FASBA is validated by Riverbed Modeler and MATLAB 2024a-based simulation. Results obtained show that the proposed FASBA offers about 30% lower delays, 17% higher throughput, and 60% lower retransmission attempts than MP-EDCA under high-traffic loads.

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  • Shuaib K. Memon & Md Akbar Hossain & Nurul I. Sarkar, 2025. "Frame Aggregation with Simple Block Acknowledgement Mechanism to Provide Strict Quality of Service Guarantee to Emergency Traffic in Wireless Networks," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:17:y:2025:i:3:p:111-:d:1604063
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