Performance analysis of a cluster-based MAC protocol for wireless ad hoc networks

Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Alonso Zárate, Jesús ^a   Kartsakli, Elli ^b   Alonso, Luis ^b   Verikoukis, Christos ^a  

^a Access Technologies Area   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; CLUSTER HEAD; CLUSTER-BASED; CLUSTERING MECHANISM; DISTRIBUTED COORDINATION FUNCTIONS; DISTRIBUTED QUEUING; DYNAMIC CLUSTERING; IEEE 802.11S; MAC LAYER; MAC PROTOCOL; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOLS; NON-SATURATION CONDITION; PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE-HOP NETWORK; THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; QUEUEING THEORY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STANDARDS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WIRELESS AD HOC NETWORKS;

AD HOC NETWORKS;

EID: 77954502292     PISSN: 16871472     EISSN: 16871499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/625619     Document Type: Article

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