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13th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems
Solvability of a Markovian Model of an IEEE 802.11 LAN under a Backoff Attack
Atlanta, Georgia
September 27-September 29
ISBN: 0-7695-2458-3
Jerzy Konorski, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Ad-hoc IEEE 802.11 LANs employ CSMA/CA at the MAC layer. CSMA/CA selects a random backoff time from a contention window that grows from wmin to wmax upon consecutive frame collisions. A selfish backoff attack by configuring small wmin and/or wmax (i.e., systematic selection of short backoff times) brings the attacking station an unfairly large long-term bandwidth share. To evaluate the impact of backoff attacks we use Bianchi's model of a saturated CSMA/CA network. So far, its solvability has been rigorously established only for identical wmin and wmax at all stations. We ask whether the model remains solvable for a general backoff attack scenario, where wmin and wmax differ from station to station. Although we find the answer negative, we formulate a sufficient condition for solvability that covers realistic backoff attacks. Based on the obtained bandwidth distribution and power efficiency we point to several features of CSMA/CA under a backoff attack.

Citation:
Jerzy Konorski, "Solvability of a Markovian Model of an IEEE 802.11 LAN under a Backoff Attack," mascots, pp.491-498, 13th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 2005
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