A Cross-Layer Approach to Multichannel MAC Protocol Design for Video Streaming Over Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

IEEE Transactions on Multimedia

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1052-1061

  Oh, Byung Joon ^a   Chen, Chang Wen ^b  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross layer design; H264 AVC; maximum latency rate (MLR); multichannel MAC; network allocation vector (NAV); TDMA MAC

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008049798     PISSN: 15209210     EISSN: 19410077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMM.2009.2026083     Document Type: Article

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