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ICDCSW
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2005
IEEE
Smart antennas are expected to enhance scalability in ad hoc networks. This paper at first evaluates three directional MAC protocols, DMAC, MMAC and SWAMP as well as the omni-dir...
TPDS
2008
13 years 4 months ago
2008
The paper presents a detailed discussion of various issues involved in designing a medium access control (MAC) protocol for multihop wireless networks with nodes employing multiple...
GLOBECOM
2008
IEEE
13 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— The use of directional antennae in ad hoc networks has received growing attention in recent years. However, most existing directional MAC protocols assume interchangeable direc...
MOBIHOC
2004
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
2004
ACM
Smart antennas represent a broad variety of antennas that differ in their performance and transceiver complexity. The superior capabilities of smart antennas, however, can be leve...
INFOCOM
2000
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
2000
IEEE
—Using directional antennas can be beneficial for wireless ad hoc networks consisting of a collection of wireless hosts. To best utilize directional antennas, a suitable Medium ...