Title :
Reliable Communication in Wireless Meshed Networks Using Network Coding
Author :
Pahlevani, Peyman ; Paramanathan, Achuthan ; Hundebøll, Martin ; Heide, Janus ; Rein, Stephan A. ; Fitzek, Frank H P
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst., Aalborg Univ., Aalborg, Denmark
Abstract :
The advantages of network coding have been extensively studied in the field of wireless networks. Integrating network coding with existing IEEE 802.11 MAC layer is a challenging problem. The IEEE 802.11 MAC does not provide any reliability mechanisms for overheard packets. This paper addresses this problem and suggests different mechanisms to support reliability as part of the MAC protocol. Analytical expressions to this problem are given to qualify the performance of the modified network coding. These expressions are confirmed by numerical result. While the suggested reliability mechanisms introduce some signaling overhead, the results show that the performance is yet improved.
Keywords :
access protocols; network coding; telecommunication network reliability; wireless LAN; wireless mesh networks; IEEE 802.11 MAC layer; MAC protocol; communication reliability; network coding; overheard packet; signaling overhead; wireless meshed network; Analytical models; Network coding; Relays; Reliability; Unicast; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1880-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1090-3038
DOI :
10.1109/VTCFall.2012.6399118
