A comparison study of omnidirectional and directional MAC protocols for ad hoc networks

Conference Record / IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 57-61

  Huang, Zhuochuan ^a   Shen, Chien Chung ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JAMMING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

AD HOC NETWORKS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 0036967120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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