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IEEE 802.11n MAC frame aggregation mechanisms for next-generation high-throughput WLANs

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IEEE 802.11n MAC frame aggregation mechanisms for next-generation high-throughput WLANs. / Skordoulis, Donysios; Ni, Qiang; Chen, Hsiao-Hwa et al.
In: IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 15, No. 1, 02.2008, p. 40-47.

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Skordoulis, D, Ni, Q, Chen, H-H, Stephens, AP, Liu, C & Jamalipour, A 2008, 'IEEE 802.11n MAC frame aggregation mechanisms for next-generation high-throughput WLANs', IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2008.4454703

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Skordoulis, D., Ni, Q., Chen, H.-H., Stephens, A. P., Liu, C., & Jamalipour, A. (2008). IEEE 802.11n MAC frame aggregation mechanisms for next-generation high-throughput WLANs. IEEE Wireless Communications, 15(1), 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2008.4454703

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Skordoulis D, Ni Q, Chen HH, Stephens AP, Liu C, Jamalipour A. IEEE 802.11n MAC frame aggregation mechanisms for next-generation high-throughput WLANs. IEEE Wireless Communications. 2008 Feb;15(1):40-47. doi: 10.1109/MWC.2008.4454703

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Skordoulis, Donysios ; Ni, Qiang ; Chen, Hsiao-Hwa et al. / IEEE 802.11n MAC frame aggregation mechanisms for next-generation high-throughput WLANs. In: IEEE Wireless Communications. 2008 ; Vol. 15, No. 1. pp. 40-47.

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