A survey of medium access control protocols for wireless ad hoc networks
A number of issues distinguishes Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols for wireless networks from those used in wireline systems. In addition, for ad-hoc networks, the characteristics of the radio channel, the diverse physical-layer technologies available and the range of services envisioned make it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semexatas/article/view/1572 |
| Summary: | A number of issues distinguishes Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols for wireless networks from those used in wireline systems. In addition, for ad-hoc networks, the characteristics of the radio channel, the diverse physical-layer technologies available and the range of services envisioned make it a difficult task to design an algorithm to discipline the access to the shared medium that results efficient, fair, power consumption sensitive and delay bound. This article presents the current “state-of-art” in this area, including solutions already commercially available as well as those still in study. |
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| ISSN: | 1676-5451 1679-0375 |