A MAC layer protocol for priority-based reliable multicast in wireless ad hoc networks

Author

Demirbas, Murat ; Hussain, Muzammil

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Buffalo, NY

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Lastpage

449

Abstract

RTS-CTS handshake based protocols achieve "reliable unicast" by eliminating the hidden node problem effectively, however, these solutions are not directly or efficiently generalizable for solving the "reliable multicast" problem; multicast remains a best-effort operation in wireless ad hoc networks. Here we present a simple light-weight MAC protocol, namely busy elimination multiple access (BEMA) protocol, for solving the reliable multicast problem. BEMA grants on-demand access to the channel-rather than assigning fixed slots as in TDMA based approaches-and supports prioritization of traffic, thereby providing a useful building block for applications with reliability and quality-of-service requirements

Keywords

access protocols; ad hoc networks; multicast communication; quality of service; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication traffic; wireless channels; BEMA protocol; MAC layer protocol; QoS; RTS-CTS; busy elimination multiple access; medium access protocol; on-demand access; priority-based reliable multicast; quality-of-service; traffic prioritization; wireless ad hoc network; wireless channel; Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Frequency; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Mobile ad hoc networks; Multicast protocols; Telecommunication traffic; Wireless application protocol; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, 2006. WoWMoM 2006. International Symposium on a

Conference_Location

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2593-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WOWMOM.2006.12

Filename

1648492