On carrier-sense integration in learning automata-based MAC protocols for ad-hoc wireless LANs

Author

Nicopolitidis, P. ; Papadimitriou, G.I. ; Obaidat, M.S. ; Pomportsis, A.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Informatics, Aristotle Univ., Thessaloniki, Greece

fYear

2004

fDate

2004

Firstpage

565

Lastpage

569

Abstract

A carrier-sense-assisted learning automata-based MAC protocol for wireless LANs, capable of operating efficiently under bursty traffic and unreliable channel feedback, is introduced. According to the proposed protocol, the mobile station that is granted permission to transmit is selected by means of learning automata. At each station, the learning automaton takes into account the network feedback information in order to update the choice probability of each mobile station. The proposed protocol utilizes carrier sensing in order to reduce the collisions that are caused by different decisions at the various mobile stations due to the unreliable channel feedback.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; automata theory; carrier sense multiple access; feedback; learning (artificial intelligence); mobile radio; probability; telecommunication channels; telecommunication computing; telecommunication traffic; wireless LAN; ad-hoc wireless LAN; bursty traffic; carrier-sense integration; channel feedback; choice probability; learning automata-based MAC protocols; mobile station; Bit error rate; Feedback; Informatics; Learning automata; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Network topology; Permission; Wireless LAN; Wireless application protocol;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Performance, Computing, and Communications, 2004 IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8396-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCCC.2004.1395097

Filename

1395097