<s>
Frame-bursting	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
communication	O
protocol	O
feature	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
link	B-Protocol
layer	I-Protocol
in	O
communication	O
networks	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
transmission	O
characteristics	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
benefit	O
from	O
higher	O
throughput	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
technique	O
sometimes	O
used	O
in	O
communication	O
protocols	O
for	O
shared	B-Protocol
mediums	I-Protocol
to	O
achieve	O
higher	O
throughput	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
transmitter	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
frames	O
in	O
succession	O
without	O
relinquishing	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
transmission	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Related	O
techniques	O
used	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
goal	O
include	O
fast	O
frames	O
wherein	O
the	O
inter-frame	O
wait	O
interval	O
is	O
reduced	O
,	O
and	O
jumbo	B-Protocol
frames	I-Protocol
wherein	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
frame	B-Protocol
is	O
increased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frame	B-Protocol
bursting	I-Protocol
may	O
also	O
benefit	O
from	O
packet	B-Protocol
aggregation	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
protocols	O
for	O
shared	B-Protocol
mediums	I-Protocol
are	O
designed	O
to	O
relinquish	O
the	O
medium	O
and	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
after	O
the	O
transmission	O
of	O
a	O
MAC	B-Protocol
layer	I-Protocol
frame	B-Protocol
in	O
order	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
fair	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
medium	O
by	O
multiple	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frame	B-Protocol
bursting	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
permissible	O
in	O
certain	O
scenarios	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
the	O
link	O
is	O
point-to-point	B-Architecture
or	O
when	O
the	O
signal	O
from	O
other	O
users	O
is	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
noise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frame	B-Protocol
bursting	I-Protocol
allows	O
for	O
more	O
data	O
packets	O
per	O
time	O
interval	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
wait	O
time	O
for	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
wireless	O
technology	O
,	O
the	O
draft	O
802.11e	O
quality	O
of	O
service	O
specification	O
allows	O
frame	B-Protocol
bursting	I-Protocol
under	O
some	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frame	B-Protocol
bursting	I-Protocol
may	O
increase	O
the	O
throughput	O
of	O
any	O
(	O
point-to-point	B-Architecture
)	O
802.11a	O
,	O
b	O
,	O
g	O
or	O
n	O
link	O
connection	O
under	O
certain	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frame	B-Protocol
bursting	I-Protocol
and	O
fast	O
framing	O
allow	O
a	O
wireless	O
client	O
to	O
upload	O
data	O
at	O
higher	O
throughputs	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
inter-frame	O
wait	O
intervals	O
to	O
"	O
burst	O
"	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
packets	O
before	O
waiting	O
the	O
required	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
their	O
use	O
can	O
also	O
result	O
in	O
unbalanced	O
allocation	O
of	O
airtime	O
where	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
clients	O
with	O
and	O
without	O
Frame-Bursting	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
such	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
inter-frame	O
wait	O
periods	O
cause	O
unsupported	O
stations	O
to	O
wait	O
longer	O
for	O
service	O
availability	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
receive	O
less	O
data	O
transfer	O
throughput	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
recommended	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
2-3	O
wireless	O
clients	O
to	O
use	O
frame-bursting	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
negative	O
effects	O
can	O
adversely	O
affect	O
the	O
throughput	O
for	O
all	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proprietary	O
extensions	O
that	O
have	O
added	O
frame	B-Protocol
bursting	I-Protocol
to	O
the	O
wireless	O
standards	O
include	O
Nitro	B-Device
from	O
Intersil	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
G	I-Device
from	O
Atheros	O
,	O
Xpress	O
from	O
Broadcom	O
and	O
Xtreme	O
G	O
from	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
