A Recursive Load Balancing technique for VoIP-dedicated WLANs

Gilbert Sawma (1) , Issam Aib , Kablan Barbar , Guy Pujolle (1)

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Intelligent and dynamic management is essential for improving WLAN efficiency, especially when multimedia and other QoS demanding applications are employed. In this paper, we propose a Recursive Autonomic Load Balancing Algorithm (RALBA)for WLANs and test its applicability for a VoIP over WLAN (VoWLAN) use case. A load metric is used to identify how many VoIP flows the WLAN cell can support. RALBA uses a Knowledge Plane to obtain high- level information about network state. The algorithm is presented and illustrated along with implementation plans.

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Gilbert Sawma, Issam Aib, Kablan Barbar, Guy Pujolle. A Recursive Load Balancing technique for VoIP-dedicated WLANs. ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA), Mar 2008, Doha, Qatar. pp.830-833, ⟨10.1109/AICCSA.2008.4493623⟩. ⟨hal-01300496⟩