Title :
MIMO medium access control and routing in ad hoc networks: a holistic perspective
Author :
Hu, Ming ; Zhang, Junshan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We explore joint design of MIMO medium access control (MAC) and routing in mobile ad hoc networks using spatial diversity. Specifically, building on the MAC design and throughput analysis, we investigate the impact of MIMO MAC on routing. We study the optimal hop distance that minimizes the end-to-end delay in a large network. Our results show that in order to minimize the delay, the gain from spatial diversity should be used for higher data rates and longer hop distance as well.
Keywords :
MIMO systems; access protocols; ad hoc networks; diversity reception; mobile radio; routing protocols; MIMO medium access control; end-to-end delay; hop distance; mobile ad hoc network; network routing; spatial diversity; Ad hoc networks; Delay; Fading; Intelligent networks; MIMO; Media Access Protocol; Mobile ad hoc networks; Rayleigh channels; Routing; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Switching and Routing, 2005. HPSR. 2005 Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8924-7
DOI :
10.1109/HPSR.2005.1503230
