Title :
Multi-rate aware topology control in multi-hop ad hoc networks
Author :
Zou, Shihong ; Cheng, Shiduan ; Lin, Yu
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Networking & Switching, Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., China
Abstract :
The problem of topology control in multi-rate multihop ad hoc networks is studied and a multi-rate aware topology control algorithm (MATC) is proposed in the paper. MATC fully takes the inherent multi-rate property of wireless networks into account. It removes some low rate links while preserving the network connectivity. On the basis of MATC, on-demand routing protocols can find the optimal route in the one-hop range. Extensive simulations show that MATC can significantly improve the network throughput.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; routing protocols; telecommunication network topology; wireless LAN; DCF; IEEE 802.11 protocol; MATC; distributed coordination function; low rate link removal; multihop ad hoc networks; multirate aware topology control algorithm; network connectivity; network throughput; on-demand routing protocols; one-hop range route optimization; wireless LAN; Ad hoc networks; Intelligent networks; Network topology; Physical layer; Routing protocols; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication network topology; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8966-2
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2005.1424859
