Title :
SeMAC: robust broadcast MAC protocol for multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks
Author :
You, Tiuntong ; Hassanein, Hossain ; Yeh, Chi-Hsiung
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont.
Abstract :
In an ad hoc network, broadcast data communication is an unavoidable type of data transmission that provides synchronization, routing, and other messages to all the neighboring devices. Guaranteeing that all neighboring MTs receive broadcast messages is a hard task in multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks, especially when the traffic load is heavy. In this paper, we propose the sequential medium access control (SeMAC) protocol which aims at collision-free communication and reduced overhead for predictable broadcast message to sustain dynamic changes in network topology, as well as facilitate smooth operation of peer-to-peer unicast in multi-hop ad hoc networks SeMAC is intended to complement the IEEE 802.11 DCF function and is shown in this paper to greatly enhance the performance of broadcast and unicast communication of the IEEE 802.11
Keywords :
access protocols; ad hoc networks; broadband networks; broadcasting; data communication; synchronisation; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication traffic; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 DCF; SeMAC; ad hoc network; broadcasting; collision-free communication; data communication; multihop wireless network; network routing; network topology; peer-to-peer unicast network; sequential medium access control protocol; synchronization; traffic load; Ad hoc networks; Broadcasting; Data communication; Media Access Protocol; Mobile ad hoc networks; Robustness; Routing; Spread spectrum communication; Unicast; Wireless application protocol;
Conference_Titel :
Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference, 2006. IPCCC 2006. 25th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0198-4
DOI :
10.1109/.2006.1629392
