A MAC protocol for full exploitation of directional antennas in ad-hoc wireless networks

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 98-107

  Korakis, Thanasis ^a   Jakllari, Gentian ^a   Tassiulas, Leandros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Directional antenna systems; IEEE 802.11; Medium access control; Mobile ad hoc networks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

AD-HOC WIRELESS NETWORKS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOL; VERIFICATION;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 0242443784     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/778425.778428     Document Type: Conference Paper

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