Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation Theory

The importance and commercial value of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology are now widely recognized. However, the traditional Wi-Fi technology causes the throughput of access points (APs) to quickly approaches a saturated level when the number of accessing stations (STAs) is large than a specified...

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Main Authors: Junxiong Zhang, Weimin Wu, Xiaohu Ge, Yingzhuang Liu
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Weimin Wu
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description The importance and commercial value of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology are now widely recognized. However, the traditional Wi-Fi technology causes the throughput of access points (APs) to quickly approaches a saturated level when the number of accessing stations (STAs) is large than a specified threshold. To improve the saturated throughput of APs, a new multi-AP cooperative architecture assisted by a centralized AP controller is proposed. Based on the proposed architecture, a new channel access mechanism called optimal transportation channel access (OTCA) mechanism is proposed to reduce the collision among STAs in Wi-Fi networks. Based on the modulation and coding scheme, a subordinate AP negotiates with the STA to confirm the STA transmission rate in OTCA mechanism. Moreover, the subordinate AP reports the confirmed transmission rate to the centralized AP controller. The centralized AP controller distributes data to the associated subordinate AP based on the optimal transportation theory. Considering the latency constraint, a new algorithm called optimal transportation (OT) algorithm is developed to adjust the STA data volume for associated subordinate APs and improve the throughput of Wi-Fi networks. Compared to the traditional enhanced distributed channel access algorithm, simulation results indicate that the OT algorithm reduces the average latency by 14.14% and improves the average throughput by 21.90%.
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spelling doaj-art-8fd0a0488e744963a37b72435fc9edba2025-08-20T03:17:28ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society2644-125X2025-01-0165479548910.1109/OJCOMS.2025.357952611036323Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation TheoryJunxiong Zhang0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-1219Weimin Wu1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1565-0471Xiaohu Ge2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-5241Yingzhuang Liu3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9336-1643School of Electronic Information and Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaThe importance and commercial value of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology are now widely recognized. However, the traditional Wi-Fi technology causes the throughput of access points (APs) to quickly approaches a saturated level when the number of accessing stations (STAs) is large than a specified threshold. To improve the saturated throughput of APs, a new multi-AP cooperative architecture assisted by a centralized AP controller is proposed. Based on the proposed architecture, a new channel access mechanism called optimal transportation channel access (OTCA) mechanism is proposed to reduce the collision among STAs in Wi-Fi networks. Based on the modulation and coding scheme, a subordinate AP negotiates with the STA to confirm the STA transmission rate in OTCA mechanism. Moreover, the subordinate AP reports the confirmed transmission rate to the centralized AP controller. The centralized AP controller distributes data to the associated subordinate AP based on the optimal transportation theory. Considering the latency constraint, a new algorithm called optimal transportation (OT) algorithm is developed to adjust the STA data volume for associated subordinate APs and improve the throughput of Wi-Fi networks. Compared to the traditional enhanced distributed channel access algorithm, simulation results indicate that the OT algorithm reduces the average latency by 14.14% and improves the average throughput by 21.90%.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11036323/Wi-Firesource allocationoptimal transportation theorythroughputlatency
spellingShingle Junxiong Zhang
Weimin Wu
Xiaohu Ge
Yingzhuang Liu
Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation Theory
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
Wi-Fi
resource allocation
optimal transportation theory
throughput
latency
title Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation Theory
title_full Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation Theory
title_fullStr Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation Theory
title_full_unstemmed Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation Theory
title_short Modeling and Optimization of Co-TDMA in Next-Generation Wi-Fi Systems Based on Optimal Transportation Theory
title_sort modeling and optimization of co tdma in next generation wi fi systems based on optimal transportation theory
topic Wi-Fi
resource allocation
optimal transportation theory
throughput
latency
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11036323/
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