XCP-Winf and RCP-Winf: Improving Explicit Wireless Congestion Control

Table 3

XCP-Winf and RCP-Winf variables.

Variable	Description
	Calculated throughput change
	Inverse throughput
	Total input traffic
	RCP header size
	IP header size
	Pacing interval
	RTT by throughput
	Packet size
	Maximum segment size
	Queue size
	Instant queue
	Sender estimate of the round-trip time (RTT)
	Average
	Maximum allowable control interval
	Queue estimation timer
	Time between the transmission of two consecutive packets
	Sender estimate of the round-trip time (RTT)
	IEEE 802.11 DCF interframe space time
	IEEE 802.11 short interframe space time
	IEEE 802.11 backoff time
	rt-Winf obtained capacity
	Packet desired capacity change
	Amount of capacity shuffled
	Allocated feedback change
	Weighted link capacity
	Extra bandwidth consumed due to backoff
	rt-Winf obtained available bandwidth
	Aggregated feedback
	RCP rate
	Positive feedback factor
	Negative feedback factor
	Positive feedback
	Negative feedback
	Sender congestion window