802.

11 frame: addressing

R1 router

H1

Internet

R1 MAC addr H1 MAC addr

dest. address

source address

802.3 frame
AP MAC addr H1 MAC addr R1 MAC addr
address 1

address 2

address 3

What is 802.3 and

802.11 ??

802.11 frame
Wireless, Mobile Networks

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Discussion
What are the major differences between
IEEE 802.11 frames and IEEE 802.3
frames? Why need such design ?
What is the role of the beacon frames in
802.11 ?
Why are acknowledgements used in
802.11 but not in 802.3 ?

Wireless, Mobile Networks

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Streaming multimedia: UDP

server sends at rate appropriate for
client
often: send rate = encoding rate =
constant rate
transmission rate can be oblivious to
congestion levels
short playout delay (2-5 seconds) to
remove network jitter
Constant-rate UDP streaming can fail to
provide continuous playout Why??

Multmedia Networking

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Discussion

With HTTP streaming, are the TCP

receive buffer and the clients
application buffer the same thing? If
not, how do they interact ?

Multmedia Networking

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Exercise

Multmedia Networking

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