论文标题
关于将Mac协议分为数据和控制平面的必要性
On the necessity of separating MAC protocols into data and control planes
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论文摘要
网络协议体系结构不仅可以从传统的图层视图设计，而且可以从飞机的视图（即数据，控制和管理平面）设计。媒体访问控制（MAC）是数据链路层的函数，因此MAC协议涉及数据和控制平面。但是，尽管国际无线局域网（WLAN）标准IEEE 802.11或Wi-Fi已开发了20年，但Mac协议的控制平面尚未明确描述。因此，是否需要将Mac协议分为数据和控制平面？如果没有，现有的混合体系结构是否存在一些问题？要回答上述问题，我们分析了IEEE 802.11中当前MAC协议的可能问题，尤其是在STD 802.11-2020中。这些问题可以看作是下一代WLAN的下一次研究（WNG）的新开始。
The network protocol architecture not only can be designed from the traditional view of layers, but also can be designed from the view of planes, i.e., the data, control and management planes. Media access control (MAC) is a function of the data link layer, and thus the MAC protocols involve of both the data and control planes. However, although the international wireless local area network (WLAN) standard, IEEE 802.11 or Wi-Fi, has developed over 20 years, the control plane of the MAC protocols is not explicitly described yet. Thus, does it need to separate the MAC protocols into data and control planes? If not, are there some problems in existing hybrid architecture? To answer above questions, we analyse the possible problems of the current MAC protocols in IEEE 802.11, particularly in std 802.11-2020. These problems can be seen as new starts for the next study of the WLAN for the next generation (WNG).
