An evaluation of the performance of IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g wireless local area networks in a corporate office environment

A Doufexi; SMD Armour; BS Lee; AR Nix; DR Bull

doi:10.1109/ICC.2003.1204558

An evaluation of the performance of IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g wireless local area networks in a corporate office environment

A Doufexi, SMD Armour, BS Lee, AR Nix, DR Bull

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Abstract

In recent years there has been considerable interest in the development of standards for wireless local area networks. In particular, IEEE's 802.11a and 802.11g both employ coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (COFDM) but operate in different frequency bands. In this paper, the performance and relative merits of 802.11a and 802.11g are compared for the scenario of a corporate office wireless LAN application. It is shown that for comparable scenarios 802.11g achieves superior range but that 802.11a achieves higher data rates. Thus the two standards are found to have complimentary strengths and weaknesses

Translated title of the contribution	An evaluation of the performance of IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g wireless local area networks in a corporate office environment
Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2003 (ICC '03)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1196 - 1200
Number of pages	5
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	0780378024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2003.1204558
Publication status	Published - May 2003
Event	International Conference on Communications (ICC) - Anchorage, Alaska, United States Duration: 1 May 2003 → …

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Conference	International Conference on Communications (ICC)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anchorage, Alaska
Period	1/05/03 → …

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IEEE 802.11a
802.11g
wireless local area networks
wireless LAN

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Doufexi, A., Armour, SMD., Lee, BS., Nix, AR., & Bull, DR. (2003). An evaluation of the performance of IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g wireless local area networks in a corporate office environment. In IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2003 (ICC '03) (Vol. 2, pp. 1196 - 1200). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2003.1204558

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Doufexi, A , Armour, SMD, Lee, BS, Nix, AR & Bull, DR 2003, An evaluation of the performance of IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g wireless local area networks in a corporate office environment. in IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2003 (ICC '03). vol. 2, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1196 - 1200, International Conference on Communications (ICC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 1/05/03. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2003.1204558

An evaluation of the performance of IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g wireless local area networks in a corporate office environment. / Doufexi, A ; Armour, SMD; Lee, BS et al.
IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2003 (ICC '03). Vol. 2 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2003. p. 1196 - 1200.

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