A directional MAC protocol for Ad hoc networks

Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Li, Pan ^a   Zhai, Hongqiang ^a   Fang, Yuguang ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; SELECTIVELY DIRECTIONAL MAC (SDMAC);

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 35148829884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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