{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1985685494","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tnet.2011.2106140","title":"BEWARE: Background Traffic-Aware Rate Adaptation for IEEE 802.11","display_name":"BEWARE: Background Traffic-Aware Rate Adaptation for IEEE 802.11","publication_year":2011,"publication_date":"2011-02-24","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1985685494","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tnet.2011.2106140","mag":"1985685494"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/tnet.2011.2106140","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tnet.2011.2106140","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S62238642","display_name":"IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking","issn_l":"1063-6692","issn":["1063-6692","1558-2566"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5008534797","display_name":"Shao-Cheng Wang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7009-5338"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Shao-Cheng Wang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5048781653","display_name":"Ahmed Helmy","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1878-3536"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ahmed Helmy","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer and Information Science Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5008534797"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.9234,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":22,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.90868214,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"19","issue":"4","first_page":"1164","last_page":"1177"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11158","display_name":"Wireless Networks and Protocols","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11158","display_name":"Wireless Networks and Protocols","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10246","display_name":"Mobile Ad Hoc Networks","score":0.9973000288009644,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12801","display_name":"Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.9952999949455261,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8404726386070251},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/adaptation","display_name":"Adaptation (eye)","score":0.5874605774879456},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.5701413154602051},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/channel","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","score":0.5403615832328796},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/real-time-computing","display_name":"Real-time computing","score":0.5199621915817261},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/network-packet","display_name":"Network packet","score":0.5197463035583496},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.4877077043056488},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ieee-802.11","display_name":"IEEE 802.11","score":0.48399829864501953},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless-network","display_name":"Wireless network","score":0.46713709831237793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/link-adaptation","display_name":"Link adaptation","score":0.4194672703742981},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.2018393576145172},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/fading","display_name":"Fading","score":0.10735911130905151}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8404726386070251},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139807058","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352374","display_name":"Adaptation (eye)","level":2,"score":0.5874605774879456},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.5701413154602051},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127162648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16858953","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","level":2,"score":0.5403615832328796},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79403827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3988","display_name":"Real-time computing","level":1,"score":0.5199621915817261},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158379750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214111","display_name":"Network packet","level":2,"score":0.5197463035583496},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.4877077043056488},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185298936","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193228","display_name":"IEEE 802.11","level":4,"score":0.48399829864501953},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108037233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11375","display_name":"Wireless network","level":3,"score":0.46713709831237793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138916503","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2714551","display_name":"Link adaptation","level":4,"score":0.4194672703742981},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.2018393576145172},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81978471","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1196572","display_name":"Fading","level":3,"score":0.10735911130905151},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120665830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14620","display_name":"Optics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/tnet.2011.2106140","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tnet.2011.2106140","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S62238642","display_name":"IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking","issn_l":"1063-6692","issn":["1063-6692","1558-2566"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.154.1951","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.154.1951","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~helmy/papers/Beware-Wowmom-08-published.pdf","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.6700000166893005,"display_name":"Peace, Justice and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":30,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1523416065","https://openalex.org/W1893489548","https://openalex.org/W1995612435","https://openalex.org/W2003531160","https://openalex.org/W2007303197","https://openalex.org/W2025157205","https://openalex.org/W2062199272","https://openalex.org/W2083896716","https://openalex.org/W2090134451","https://openalex.org/W2101771805","https://openalex.org/W2104935654","https://openalex.org/W2108890528","https://openalex.org/W2110656373","https://openalex.org/W2110981381","https://openalex.org/W2120710767","https://openalex.org/W2123446478","https://openalex.org/W2140477934","https://openalex.org/W2147227087","https://openalex.org/W2147749157","https://openalex.org/W2152896777","https://openalex.org/W2157412826","https://openalex.org/W2161822490","https://openalex.org/W2162598825","https://openalex.org/W2164177804","https://openalex.org/W2172021235","https://openalex.org/W6639831379","https://openalex.org/W6652529205","https://openalex.org/W6656786389","https://openalex.org/W6675275259","https://openalex.org/W6683491567"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2997567050","https://openalex.org/W652406221","https://openalex.org/W1483272040","https://openalex.org/W4283377908","https://openalex.org/W2003050223","https://openalex.org/W2091777911","https://openalex.org/W1482974381","https://openalex.org/W2126887673","https://openalex.org/W2164177804","https://openalex.org/W2156099163"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"IEEE":[0],"802.11-based":[1],"devices":[2],"employ":[3],"rate":[4,33,65,106,115,138,217],"adaptation":[5,34,66,107,167,218],"algorithms":[6,108,219],"to":[7,12,39,42,70,79,109,134,144,180,222],"dynamically":[8,135],"switch":[9],"data":[10,114],"rates":[11],"accommodate":[13],"the":[14,30,61,81,105,137,172,183,185,208],"fluctuating":[15,152],"wireless":[16,46,82,153,193],"channel":[17,194],"conditions.":[18,154,198],"Many":[19],"studies":[20],"observed":[21],"that":[22,89,170,213],"when":[23],"there":[24],"are":[25],"other":[26,216],"stations":[27],"transmitting":[28],"in":[29,97,124,127,203,224],"network,":[31],"existing":[32,91],"performance":[35,125],"degrades":[36],"significantly":[37],"due":[38],"its":[40],"inability":[41],"differentiate":[43],"losses":[44,83],"between":[45],"noise":[47],"and":[48,102,195,207,227],"contention":[49],"collisions.":[50],"In":[51,155],"this":[52,72],"paper,":[53],"we":[54,160],"first":[55],"conduct":[56],"a":[57,162,177,204],"systematic":[58],"evaluation":[59],"on":[60,111,182,191],"effectiveness":[62],"of":[63,118,157],"various":[64,225],"protocols,":[67],"which":[68],"try":[69],"address":[71],"issue":[73],"by":[74,220],"exploiting":[75],"optional":[76],"RTS":[77],"frames":[78],"isolate":[80],"from":[84],"collision":[85],"losses.":[86],"We":[87,199],"observe":[88],"these":[90],"schemes":[92],"do":[93],"not":[94],"perform":[95],"well":[96,150],"many":[98],"background":[99,119,146,196],"traffic":[100,120,147,197],"scenarios":[101],"can":[103],"mislead":[104],"persist":[110],"using":[112],"similar":[113],"combinations":[116],"regardless":[117],"level,":[121],"thus":[122],"resulting":[123],"penalty":[126],"certain":[128],"scenarios.":[129,229],"The":[130],"fundamental":[131],"challenge":[132],"is":[133],"adjust":[136],"selection":[139],"decision":[140],"objectives":[141],"with":[142],"respect":[143],"different":[145],"levels,":[148],"as":[149,151],"light":[156],"such":[158],"observations,":[159],"design":[161,202],"new":[163],"Background":[164],"traffic-aWAre":[165],"RatE":[166],"algorithm":[168],"(BEWARE)":[169],"addresses":[171],"above":[173],"challenge.":[174],"BEWARE":[175,201,214],"uses":[176],"mathematical":[178],"model":[179],"calculate":[181],"fly":[184],"expected":[186],"packet":[187],"transmission":[188],"time":[189],"based":[190],"current":[192],"implement":[200],"Linux-based":[205],"driver,":[206],"test-bed":[209],"experiment":[210],"results":[211],"show":[212],"outperforms":[215],"up":[221],"250%":[223],"indoor":[226],"outdoor":[228]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-05T17:49:38.594831","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}
