Title :
A backlog-based CSMA mechanism to achieve fairness and throughput-optimality in multihop wireless networks
Author :
Marbach, Peter ; Eryilmaz, Atilla
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
We propose and analyze a distributed backlog-based CSMA policy to achieve fairness and throughput-optimality in wireless multihop networks. The analysis is based on a CSMA fixed point approximation that is accurate for large networks with many small flows and a small sensing period.
Keywords :
carrier sense multiple access; radio networks; CSMA fixed point approximation; backlog-based CSMA mechanism; carrier sense multiple access; multihop wireless networks; Computer science; Interference constraints; Multiaccess communication; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Communication, Control, and Computing, 2008 46th Annual Allerton Conference on
Conference_Location :
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2925-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2926-4
DOI :
10.1109/ALLERTON.2008.4797635
