A MAC layer protocol for wireless networks with asymmetric links

Ad Hoc Networks

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 424-440

  Wang, Guoqiang ^a   Turgut, Damla ^a   Bölöni, Ladislau ^a   Ji, Yongchang ^a   Marinescu, Dan C ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

AsyMAC; Asymmetric link; Heterogeneous MANET

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; STANDARDIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

ASYMAC; ASYMMETRIC LINK; HETEROGENEOUS MANET; MAC LAYER PROTOCOLS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 37549020073     PISSN: 15708705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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