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HAL Id: inria-00070784https://hal.inria.fr/inria-00070784

Submitted on 19 May 2006

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IEEE 802.11 Rate Adaptation: A Practical ApproachMathieu Lacage, Hossein Manshaei, Thierry Turletti

To cite this version:Mathieu Lacage, Hossein Manshaei, Thierry Turletti. IEEE 802.11 Rate Adaptation: A PracticalApproach. [Research Report] RR-5208, INRIA. 2004, pp.25. �inria-00070784�

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IEEE 802.11 Rate Adaptation: A Practical Approach

Mathieu Lacage — Hossein Manshaei — Thierry Turletti

N° 5208

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