MACAW: A Media Access Protocol for Wireless LANs Vaduvur Bharghavan, Alan Demers, Scott Shenker, Lixia Zhang Abstract: This paper presents a new media access protocol, MACAW, for wireless LANs. MACAW improves upon the MACA protocol by introducing a new message exchange (RTS-CTS-DS-DATA-ACK) and a different backoff algorithm. The paper discusses the design and performance of MACAW, including its ability to handle congestion and noise. 1 Introduction: The paper discusses the development of a new wireless LAN technology to support mobile devices. The paper focuses on media access protocols for wireless LANs, with the goal of developing a protocol that provides fair access to the shared media and handles congestion effectively. 2 Background: The paper describes the PARC radio network and the MACA protocol. MACA uses an RTS-CTS exchange and binary exponential backoff. The paper discusses the limitations of MACA and how MACAW improves upon it. 3 Designing MACAW: The paper describes the design of MACAW, including the new message exchange and backoff algorithm. The paper discusses the performance of MACAW in various scenarios, including single-cell and multi-cell configurations. 4 Remaining Design Issues: The paper discusses remaining design issues, including the need for synchronization information and the handling of multicast data. 5 Summary: The paper concludes that MACAW provides a more efficient and fair media access protocol for wireless LANs, particularly in the presence of congestion and noise. The paper highlights the importance of fair access to the shared media and the need for effective congestion control.MACAW: A Media Access Protocol for Wireless LANs Vaduvur Bharghavan, Alan Demers, Scott Shenker, Lixia Zhang Abstract: This paper presents a new media access protocol, MACAW, for wireless LANs. MACAW improves upon the MACA protocol by introducing a new message exchange (RTS-CTS-DS-DATA-ACK) and a different backoff algorithm. The paper discusses the design and performance of MACAW, including its ability to handle congestion and noise. 1 Introduction: The paper discusses the development of a new wireless LAN technology to support mobile devices. The paper focuses on media access protocols for wireless LANs, with the goal of developing a protocol that provides fair access to the shared media and handles congestion effectively. 2 Background: The paper describes the PARC radio network and the MACA protocol. MACA uses an RTS-CTS exchange and binary exponential backoff. The paper discusses the limitations of MACA and how MACAW improves upon it. 3 Designing MACAW: The paper describes the design of MACAW, including the new message exchange and backoff algorithm. The paper discusses the performance of MACAW in various scenarios, including single-cell and multi-cell configurations. 4 Remaining Design Issues: The paper discusses remaining design issues, including the need for synchronization information and the handling of multicast data. 5 Summary: The paper concludes that MACAW provides a more efficient and fair media access protocol for wireless LANs, particularly in the presence of congestion and noise. The paper highlights the importance of fair access to the shared media and the need for effective congestion control.