On the performance of a medium access control scheme for the reconfigurable wireless networks

Author

Haas, Zygmunt J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

2-5 Nov 1997

Firstpage

1558

Abstract

We propose a MAC protocol for an ad-hoc network architecture, termed the reconfigurable wireless networks, and investigate its network capacity. We discuss the access synchronization and the construction of the network connections features of the MAC protocol. Using event-driven simulation, we evaluate the performance of the scheme demonstrating its behavior for different mobility and traffic parameters, and examine propagation models

Keywords

access protocols; channel capacity; discrete event simulation; land mobile radio; packet radio networks; radiowave propagation; synchronisation; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; MAC protocol; access synchronization; event-driven simulation; medium access control; mobility; network architecture; network capacity; network connections; parameters; performance evaluation; propagation models; reconfigurable wireless networks; routing protocol; traffic; Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Intelligent sensors; Media Access Protocol; Mobile communication; Mobile radio mobility management; Peer to peer computing; Routing protocols; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MILCOM 97 Proceedings

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4249-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1997.645029

Filename

645029