Abstract
Channel characteristic was not considered in the past stability researches of wired network. In this letter, we propose a wireless fluid model based on cross layers to describe the performance of wireless network. In the proposed model, active queue management in the wireless access point, abnormality of wireless channel and severe packets’ collisions are taken into consideration. The model enables us to analyze the wireless network with numerical approach and get an insightful understanding. Our results computed from the model show good agreement with these from simulations with network simulator.
