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Investigation of Superior Voice Quality Measurement in WiFi Network with

Virtual Technology Architecture
N. SARAVANAKUMAR1 & K. SAKTHISUDHAN2*
1
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, India.
2
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Adhi College of Engineering & Technology, Sankarapuram, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India.
*
Corresponding author E-mail: drkssece@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
The IEEE 802.11 standard networks using The Virtualization architecture. The multiple of LAN devices are coexisting with a single server. This
architecture allows simultaneous connection with every user and also maintains the streaming connectivity management to throughout networks. In
video/voice packets are transmitted throughout the whole networks in order to improve the voice clarity (Network Mean opinion score value) among
users. Then simultaneously with voice transmission reduces the jitter, end to end delay and network quality management services. (Delay, jitter,
throughput and network performance load). The virtual LAN scenario was simulated in the 100 X 100 miles coverage area region. It provides the
results are validated during the simulation period.

Keywords: IEEE 802.11, Quality of service, Network Mean Opinion Score value, Virtual LAN

I. INTRODUCTION
In four generation wireless networks provide better coverage area, reduces complexity and improved the speed of delivery. In the virtual LAN is
the partitioning in the single network and its combination into different broadcast domains are created. This virtual local area network optimized
the enterprise networks. The metric of this architecture, provides wired LAN connection into Wireless LAN architecture. It is one of the
intelligence and self monitoring wireless technology. The VLAN is one of the IEEE 802.1Q standard architecture. It is early some proprietary
standards like Ciscos Inter Switch Link and 3Coms virtual line trunk router also remain attached to the working of VLAN. The VLAN
provides enhanced by mapping VLANs directly to the IP network. These multiple VLANs are identified by the tags inserted into their pockets.
The The working of this router also takes place in the Tagged ports and devices which recognize the labelled data packets. Hence the network
connections are often undeviating switch to switch or router to switch besides being a direct host to destination link.

The VLAN are classified into two types, they are, Static and Dynamic VLAN. The static VLANs is also called port centred VLANs. Multiple
ports are assigned to the VLANS in order to establish a static VLAN architecture. When a static VLAN is established and a device comes into
the network, it is automatically adjusted to the existing port settings. On the other hand the dynamic VLANs is created using plenty of soft
wares development and built using Cisco/HP/DELL...etc.. In this dynamic arrangement the network administered allocates the port based on the
MAC addresses of the attached devices. Also a user name is assigned to the users for their security operations. Hence whenever a new device is
entered into the network it asks for the database settings in order to become the part of Dynamic VLAN

II. RELATED WORKS

K. Sakthisudhan et al, [1] 2012 analyse the performance of the H.323 call setup procedure over the wireless link. They used to call modes of
operation over heterogeneous networks. The analytical model provides that the VoIP call set-up performance, jitter and delay in peer to peer
networks. Moreover, the call setup performance can be improved significantly using the robust in application link layer such as RTP/RCTP with
a comparison of heterogeneous network. Sajal K. Das et al, [2]2003 analysed the performance of the H.323 call set-up procedure over wireless
links using a simple call model under two modes of operations, namely, Regular and Fast Connect. The proposed model assumes the presence of
a Radio Link Protocol (RLP) to avoid high Bit Error Rate (BER) and recommends that the VoIP packets be transferred without any RLP
retransmissions, while H.323 control packets are transferred with RLP retransmissions. Wei Wang et al, 2005 [3] investigated two major
problems of low VoIP capacity in WLAN and unacceptable VoIP performance in the presence of coexisting video traffic from different user
application. In the paper they propose a scheme that can improve the VoIP capacity by close to 100% without changing the standard 802.11
CSMA/CA protocol. In addition, [4] Deyun Gao et al, 2008 proposed the use of the service differentiation provided by the new IEEE 802.11e
standard to solve the bottleneck problem and improve voice capacity. In particular, they propose the allocation of a higher priority access
category (AC) to the AP while allocating lower the priority AC to mobile stations. They develop a simple Markov chain model, which considers
the important enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameters and the channel errors under saturation and non-saturation conditions. By
appropriately selecting the EDCA parameters, it is able to differentiate the services for the downlink and uplink. The experimental results are
very promising. With the adjustment of only one EDCA parameter, they improve the VoIP capacity by 20%30%. Lin CAI et al, [5] 2006 did
the survey of recent advances in VoWLAN voice capacity analysis, call admission schemes, and medium access control (MAC) layer quality of
service (QoS) enhancement mechanisms. In the paper they presented an extensive survey on the voice capacity of an IEEE 802.11- based
WLAN and the QoS enhancement mechanisms in the MAC layer. Accurate voice capacity estimation is critical for effective and efficient
admission control for VoWLAN.

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When voice and data traffic share the wireless medium, it is important to design a MAC protocol with QoS support, implement appropriate
queue management schemes, choose proper voice codecs, and develop efficient play out buffer algorithms to satisfy the stringent QoS
requirements of voice traffic. Further study the handoff and admission control issues for voice over WLAN/cellular systems is done. Rizik Al-
Sayyed et al, [6] 2007 presented the findings of two experiments that were performed on the Redundancy in Wireless Connection Model
(RiWC) using the 802.11b standard. The first was aimed at finding the maximum number of simultaneous Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
users the model would support under the G.711 and G.729 CODEC standards when the packetization interval was 10 milliseconds (ms). The
second experiment examined the VoIP user capacity using the G.729 CODEC standard along with background traffic using the same
packetization interval as in the first experiment. To determine the capacity of the model under various experiments, they considered three
metrics: jitter, delay and data loss. The findings of the first experiment indicated that the maximum number of simultaneous VoIP users the
model was able to support was 5, which is consistent with recent research findings. When using the G.729 CODEC, the model was able to
support up to 16 VoIP users; similar experiments in current literature have indicated a maximum of 7 users. The finding of the second
experiment demonstrated that the maximum number of VoIP users the model was able to support was 12, with the existence of background
traffic. An Chan et al, [7] 2009 proposed indoor/outdoor WLAN coexists streaming services over VoIP with different data rates. They show
that when there are multiple WLANs in the vicinity of each othera common situation these daysthe already low VoIP capacity can be
further eroded in a significant manner. In the paper's investigation of several solutions to improve the VoIP capacity is done. Based on a conflict
graph model, they propose a clique-analytical call admission scheme, which increases the VoIP capacity by 52 percent from 1.63 to 2.48
sessions per AP in 802.11b. For 11g, the call admission scheme can also increase the capacity by 37 percent from 10.34 to 14.14 sessions per
AP. If all the three orthogonal frequency channels available in 11b and 11g are used to reduce interferences among adjacent WLANs, clique
analytical call admission scheme can boost the capacity to 7.39 VoIP sessions per AP in 11b and 44.91 sessions per AP in 11g. They find that
CoTDMA can further increase the VoIP capacity in the multi-WLAN scenario by an additional 35 percent, so that 10 and 58 sessions per AP can
be supported in 802.11b and 802.11g, respectively. Nilanjan Banerjee et al, [8] 2006 examined in the undesirable delay and packet loss
coexisting with heterogeneous IP based network and also achieved good quality of services in application layered SIP protocol. They present a
SIP-based architecture that supports soft handoff for IP-centric wireless networks. Soft handoff ensures that there is no packet loss and that the
end-to-end delay jitter is kept under control. SIP provides elegant application-layer mobility support that solves the problems associated with
lower-layer mobility protocols in next-generation heterogeneous wireless access networks. The handoff delay in SIP may be substantial, thus
causing considerable packet loss, which seriously affects the quality of voice or video streams. In order to alleviate the problem of packet loss, in
this article they presented SIP-based mobility architecture for soft handoff in next-generation wireless networks. The experimental results show
that the architecture is capable of ensuring zero packet loss and controlled delay jitter. M. Atif Qureshi et al [9], 2011 did the measurement
analysis of simulated packet traces. The obtained result is used for the performance comparison of VoIP in WiMAX and Wi-Fi. Two
experiments are done in this work: one for the case of IEEE 802.11 and the other in the case of IEEE 802.16. VoIP packets are sent in
conjunction with TCP packets and the performance of the network is analysed through various characteristics such as jitter, packet losses,
throughput and delay. From the result it is finding out that performance of VoIP suffers over 802.11 but also render the network useless for data
by choking TCP. On the other hand WiMaxs better performance is attributed to its better QoS services. WiMax is quite well suited to the
promising VoIP applications. P. Thangaraj et al, [10] 2012 examined the improved the mean opinion score (MOS) value in the Ethernet
architecture using virtual Technology. It provides the voice clarity equal to the cellular mobile network.

III. RESULT & DISCUSSION

Figure 1represent as Wi-Fi scenario is created using wireless tools from Opnet. The simulation areas choose is that of Ethernet that is 100 X 100
miles. The Application and Profile configuration are modified for supporting VoIP in wireless VLAN. Four different subnets are used. Each
subnet is occupying the different number of mobile devices. All subnet and mobile devices are controlled by WiFi server. The WiFi server acts
as an access point. It provides the monitoring voice/video traffic, congestion control over end to end systems, and acknowledgement of frames
between mobile nodes. Figure 2 stand for inside subnet mobile nodes. Every node is controlled by the Wireless LAN router. Table I represents
for parameter specifications.

Fig 1: snapshot of WiFi network merging with the server

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Fig 2: snapshot for inside the subnet configuration of WiFi Networks.

Table I Wireless VLAN parameters

Parameters Metric Values

Simulation Time 3600 Sec
Simulation memory usage 1500MB
Server WiFi server
Subnet device 4
Coverage area 100 100 miles
Physical characteristics Direct sequence spread spectrum
Data rate 11Mbps (24GHz)
Router specifications Wlan_ethernet_router
Voice signals VoIP
Encoding of Voice packets G.711
Transmission power 0.005W

Fig 2 Voice Qos: Network Mean Opinion Score value

In the voice communication Mean Opinion Score (MOS) is a numerical value that gives the quality of the received voice signal. It indicates
whether the received signal is good or bad. The MOS value that obtained in this work as shown in fig 4.4 indicates fair voice communication.
The Mean Opinion Score value obtained for both Ethernet and Wi-Fi scenario is between 3.66 and 3.7 The high MOS value which is near to 4
shows that the voice signal received is of high quality.

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Fig 3 Voice Qos: Voice Jitter

Fig 4 Voice Qos: Voice Packet delay variation

Jitter is the variation of signal being received. In VoIP jitter is the variations in the time between the packets are arriving. The causes are network
conjunction, time drift, route change. Figure 3. In Wi-Fi network the jitter value is obtained gradually delayed exponential curve. The low value
of jitter for the Wi-Fi network is because since the network is segmented in Virtual LAN transmission time for each packet is less than 10msec.
This offers low variation in the packet delay.

Fig 5 Voice Qos: Voice Packet End to end Delay

End to end delay is the time taken for a packet to be transmitted from the source to destination. It includes transmission delay, propagation delay,
and processing delay. In real time data end to end delay is to be guaranteed. From fig 4. The use of VLAN technology reduces the end to end
delay in WiFi network because the packets are sent only to required nodes.

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Fig 6 Network Qos: WiFi Delay (Sec)

The network management quality parameters considered are Wi-Fi end to end delay, throughput and load. In fig 6 the end to end delay of the
Wi-Fi network is represented. The end to end delay of the Wi-Fi network is less than 2msec.

Fig 7 Network Qos: WiFi Network Load (bits/Sec)

From fig 7 the load value increases and then remains constant. The load value is inversely proportional to delay. As load increases delay
decrease. Since the delay which includes the Encoded and Decoded Delay is less than 2msec the load will enter into a constant level as shown in
the fig 7

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Fig 8 Network Qos: wifi Medium Acces Delay (Sec)

Figure 8 illustrates the medium access delay in wireless LAN networks. The delay is occurring the less than 1.6 m Sec. The voice packets are
transmitted entire simulation period is very less value. Finally got the MAC delay is very very less.

Fig 9 Network Qos: WiFi Network Throughput (bits/Sec)

Throughput is the packets or bits delivered at the transmitter or receiver. As shown in the fig 9 throughput obtained for the Wi-Fi scenario is
high. Due to the low end to delay even for the increase of the load the throughput value increases. Low end to end delay is because of the
reduction of network congestion due to the segmentation of the network. Thus through the implementation of VLAN technology the voice and
network quality parameters give better values. This indicates the good performance of the network.

IV. CONCLUSION
In this work the performance of VoIP WLAN (WiFi) using VLAN technology is analysed on the basis of Quality of Service (QoS) and network
management parameters. The WiFi network is segmented into small virtual groups so that the complexity of the network will get reduced. The
administration of VLAN is simpler than that of WLAN. The QoS parameters considered are jittery, end to end delay, packet delay variation and
Mean Opinion Score (MOS) on the network quality management parameters are throughput, WiFi delay and load condition. The results prove
that the QoS and parameter values obtained for WiFi network has almost near to that of Ethernet network and network management parameters
had good value. This indicates that performance of VoIP in WiFi scenario got improved by using VLAN technology and it gives the
performance near to the wired network. The use of VLAN technology over WLAN increases the performance of the network for the voice
transmission.

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