Carrier-sense-assisted adaptive learning MAC protocols for distributed wireless LANs

International Journal of Communication Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 657-669

  Nicopolitidis, P ^a   Papadimitriou, G I ^a   Obaidat, M S ^b   Pomportsis, A S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive MAC; Bursty traffic; Dynamic bandwidth allocation; Learning automata; Wireless LANs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE MAC; BURSTY TRAFFIC; DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION; LEARNING AUTOMATA; WIRELESS LANS;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 24944494987     PISSN: 10745351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dac.724     Document Type: Article

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