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Ambient Interference Effects in Wi-Fi Networks

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Ambient Interference Effects in Wi-Fi Networks
This paper presents a measurement study of interference from six common devices that use the same 2.4 GHz ISM band as the IEEE 802.11 protocol. Using both controlled experiments and production environment measurements, we quantify the impact of these devices on the performance of 802.11 Wi-Fi networks. In our controlled experiments, we characterize the interference properties of these devices, as well as measure and discuss implications of interference on data, video, and voice traffic. Finally, we use measurements from a campus network to understand the impact of interference on the operational performance of the network. Overall, we find that the campus network is exposed to a large variety of non-Wi-Fi devices, and that these devices can have a significant impact on the interference level in the network.
Aniket Mahanti, Niklas Carlsson, Carey L. Williams
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Updated 29 Jan 2011
Type Journal
Year 2010
Where NETWORKING
Authors Aniket Mahanti, Niklas Carlsson, Carey L. Williamson, Martin F. Arlitt
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