Directional medium access control for ad hoc networks

Wireless Networks

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1059-1073

  Wang, Jianfeng ^a   Zhai, Hongqiang ^a   Li, Pan ^a   Fang, Yuguang ^a   Wu, Dapeng ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad hoc networks; Directional antennas; Medium access control (MAC)

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTENTION-FREE; DESIGN SPACES; DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA; DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL MEDIUM-ACCESS-CONTROL; EXPOSED TERMINAL PROBLEM; HIDDEN TERMINAL PROBLEMS; IEEE 802.11S; MAC PROTOCOL; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC); MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; NODE PAIRS; NS-2 SIMULATIONS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; TCP PROTOCOL; THROUGHPUT PERFORMANCE;

AD HOC NETWORKS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MOBILE ANTENNAS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STANDARDS; TAXONOMIES; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL;

EID: 70350230321     PISSN: 10220038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11276-008-0102-9     Document Type: Article

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