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2005
Springer
15 years 5 months ago
A Network Service Access Control Framework Based on Network Blocking Algorithm
Abstract. Currently, the major focus on the network security is securing individual components as well as preventing unauthorized access to network service. In this paper, we propo...
Jahwan Koo, Seong-Jin Ahn
DIALM
2005
ACM
130views Algorithms» more  DIALM 2005»
15 years 1 months ago
On lower bounds for MAC layer contention in CSMA/CA-based wireless networks
Wireless LANs operating within unlicensed frequency bands require random access schemes such as CSMA/CA, so that wireless networks from different administrative domains (for exam...
Frank A. Zdarsky, Ivan Martinovic, Jens B. Schmitt
AICT
2006
IEEE
108views Communications» more  AICT 2006»
15 years 5 months ago
Enhancing IEEE 802.11e standard in congested environments
IEEE 802.11e is a wireless local area networking standard introducing quality of service. It defines new MAC protocols, mainly HCF and EDCF. EDCF is a contentionbased channel acce...
Mounir Frikha, Fatma Ben Said, Lilia Maalej, Faiza...
MOBIHOC
2003
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
A MAC protocol for full exploitation of directional antennas in ad-hoc wireless networks
Directional antennas in ad hoc networks offer many benefits compared with classical omnidirectional antennas. The most important include significant increase of spatial reuse, cov...
Thanasis Korakis, Gentian Jakllari, Leandros Tassi...
ICWN
2008
15 years 1 months ago
Reliability Challenges and Enhancement Approaches for Pipeline Sensor and Actor Networks
- Sensor and actor networks are used to monitor and control pipeline infrastructures. This paper discusses and compares different sensor and actor network architectures for water, ...
Nader Mohamed, Imad Jawhar, Khaled Shuaib