An overview of MAC protocols with directional antennas in wireless ad hoc networks

Second International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 84-91

  Dai, Hongning ^a   Ng, Kam Wing ^a   Wu, Min You ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SMART ANTENNAS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; MAC PROTOCOLS; WIRELESS MEDIUM ACCESS; WIRELESS RESOURCES;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 37649027017     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICWMC.2006.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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