A survey on MAC protocols for wireless adhoc networks with beamforming antennas

IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-239

  Bazan, Osama ^a   Jaseemuddin, Muhammad ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beamforming Antennas; Directional Antennas; Medium Access Control; Wireless Ad hoc Networks

Indexed keywords

BEAMFORMING ANTENNA; DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA; MAC PROTOCOL; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOLS; MODE OF OPERATIONS; NETWORK CAPACITY; POSSIBLE FUTURES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SPATIAL REUSE; TRANSMISSION RANGES; TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY;

DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; FACINGS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; SURVEYS; WIRELESS AD HOC NETWORKS;

BEAMFORMING;

EID: 84860890105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553877X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/SURV.2011.041311.00099     Document Type: Review

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