Cross-layer exploitation of MAC layer diversity in wireless networks

Proceedings - International Conference on Network Protocols, ICNP

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 332-341

  Cao, Min ^a   Raghunathan, Vivek ^a   Kumar, P R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fading; MAC diversity; Measurements; Multi channel MAC; Performance analysis; Protocol design

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; CONCURRENCY CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLOORS; INTERNET; MARKOV PROCESSES; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; MODAL ANALYSIS; MULTIPATH FADING; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; STANDARDS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BACKWARD COMPATIBLE; BINDING DATA; CANONICAL SCENARIOS; COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; CONTINUOUS-TIME MARKOV CHAIN (CTMC); CROSS LAYERING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IEEE 802.11 (STANDARDS); IEEE 802.11 PROTOCOLS; IN ORDER; INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MAC LAYERS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) LAYERS; MULTI CHANNEL (MC); MULTI CHANNEL MAC; MULTIPATH FADING EFFECTS; RECEIVER DIVERSITY; TIME-SCALES; TWO TYPES;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 46149088260     PISSN: 10921648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICNP.2006.320183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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