An accurate and scalable clock synchronization protocol for IEEE 802.11-based multihop ad hoc networks

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1797-1808

  Zhou, Dong ^a   Lai, Ten Hwang ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Clock synchronization; IEEE 802.11; MANET; Scalability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SCALABILITY; STABILITY; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ADAPTIVE PROTOCOL; BEACON TRANSMISSION PRIORITIZATION; CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION;

AD HOC NETWORKS;

EID: 36348935575     PISSN: 10459219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPDS.2007.1116     Document Type: Article

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