Title :
Random access MAC for efficient broadcast support in ad hoc networks
Author :
Tang, Ken ; Gerla, Mario
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Wireless communications are becoming an important part of our everyday lifestyle. One major area that will have an enormous impact on the performance of wireless ad hoc networks is the medium access control (MAC) layer. Current random access MAC protocols for ad hoc networks support reliable unicast but not reliable broadcast. We propose a random access MAC protocol, broadcast support multiple access (BSMA), which improves the broadcast reliability in ad hoc networks
Keywords :
access protocols; multi-access systems; packet radio networks; radio broadcasting; BSMA; MAC layer; broadcast reliability; broadcast support multiple access; medium access control layer; packet broadcasting; random access MAC protocols; reliable unicast; wireless ad hoc networks; wireless communications; Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Broadcasting; Collision avoidance; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Telecommunication network reliability; Unicast; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Confernce, 2000. WCNC. 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6596-8
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2000.904675
