An adaptive OFDMA-based MAC protocol for underwater acoustic wireless sensor networks

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 8782-8805

  Khalil, Issa M ^a   Gadallah, Yasser ^b   Hayajneh, Mohammad ^a   Khreishah, Abdallah ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b MISR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CDMA; Channel access reservation; MAC protocols; OFDMA; Sensor networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864328398     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120708782     Document Type: Article

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