Difference analysis in IEEE 802.11 DCF

In this paper, a simple and accurate estimation on performance of the original IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function (DCF) is presented. The performances obtained from the Bianchi's analytical model of the IEEE 802.11 DCF are compensated by means of (1) the number of consecutive successful transmissions and (2) the deferred slot time. The compensated performances including throughput, packet loss rate, and the average number of transmissions approximate to the simulation results with a high degree of accuracy under a number of conditions even when the minimum contention window is small. The analytical and simulation results show us the possibility of performance improvement by the sender priority.