ICC
2009
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
2009
IEEE
Abstract-- Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) require energyef cient protocols to improve the network lifetime. In this work, we adopt a cross-layer strategy that considers routing an...
WINET
2010
13 years 2 months ago
2010
Abstract The design of single transceiver based multichannel multi-hop wireless mesh networks focuses on the trade-off between rapid neighbor synchronization and maximizing the usa...
CCR
2004
13 years 4 months ago
2004
A wireless ad hoc network is formed by a group of wireless hosts, without the use of any infrastructure. To enable communication, hosts cooperate among themselves to forward packet...
CORR
2010
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
2010
Springer
: In this paper we are proposing a new concept in MAC layer protocol design for Cognitive radio by combining information held by physical layer and MAC layer with analytical engine...
ADHOC
2008
13 years 4 months ago
2008
Abstract. The IEEE 802.11 MAC layer is known for its unfairness behavior in ad hoc networks. Introducing fairness in the 802.11 MAC protocol may lead to a global throughput decreas...
PEWASUN
2007
ACM
13 years 5 months ago
2007
ACM
The neighborhood discovery and its maintenance are very important in wireless networks for any applications, especially for routing and every self-∗ algorithm. Neighbor nodes ar...
ICC
2007
IEEE
13 years 8 months ago
2007
IEEE
This paper concerns the cross-layer design between physical layer and MAC (Multiple Access Control) layer in asynchronous wireless random access network. The proposed cross-layer d...
BROADNETS
2007
IEEE
13 years 8 months ago
2007
IEEE
Multimedia applications have unique characteristics that can be leveraged to design energy-efficient loss recovery mechanisms. Given their loss tolerance and strict timing requirem...
WMCSA
1999
IEEE
13 years 8 months ago
1999
IEEE
In this study we investigate the interaction between TCP and MAC layer in a wireless multi-hop network. Using simulation, we provide new insight into two critical problems of TCP ...
LANC
2009
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
2009
ACM
We study a wireless network under the 802.11 random access protocol, supporting multiple physical layer rates. Based on models for the effective packet rates achieved at the MAC ...