Adaptive MAC protocol for UAV communication networks using directional antennas

2010 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 598-603

  Alshbatat, Abdel Ilah ^a   Dong, Liang ^a  

^a Parkview Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MAC; ANTENNA SYSTEM; COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA; END TO END DELAY; HAZARDOUS SITES; HUMAN MONITORING; NEW MECHANISMS; OMNI-DIRECTIONAL; OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA; OPTIMIZED NETWORK ENGINEERING TOOLS; REAL-TIME SURVEILLANCE; RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS; SEARCH AND RESCUE; TARGET INFORMATION; TRAFFIC MONITORING; WIRELESS LINK;

AD HOC NETWORKS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY VEHICLES; MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS; MOBILE ANTENNAS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 77953101063     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICNSC.2010.5461589     Document Type: Conference Paper

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