A compatible and scalable clock synchronization protocol in IEEE 802.11 ad hoc networks

Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 295-302

  Zhou, Dong ^a   Lai, Ten Hwang ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad hoc networks; Clock synchronization; Compatibility; IEEE 802.11; Scalability

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION; COMPATIBILITY; IEEE 802.11; SCALABILITY;

CLOCKS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MOBILE COMPUTING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 33745151471     PISSN: 01903918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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