Directional Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: A Survey

Directional Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: A Survey

This survey paper presents the state-of-the-art directional medium access control (MAC) protocols in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks (WAHSNs). The key benefits of directional antennas over omni-directional antennas are longer communication range, less multipath interference, more spatial reuse,...

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Main Authors: David Tung Chong Wong, Qian Chen, Francois Chin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks
Subjects:
directional medium access control protocols
single-channel DMACs
multi-channel DMACs
cooperative DMACs
cognitive DMACs
contention
non-contention
hybrid
wireless ad hoc networks
wireless sensor networks
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2224-2708/4/2/67

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