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Table 1 WLAN parameters

From: Dynamic tuning of the IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function to derive a theoretical throughput limit

DataRate

11 Mbps

PCLPDataRate

1 Mbps

BasicRate

1 Mbps

Slot time

20 μs

SIFS

10 μs

DIFS

50 μs

EIFS

SIFS + DIFS + (ACK length)/basic rate

PHYHeader

192 bits

MACHeader

224 bits

ACK length

112 bits + PHYHeader