Title :
Power efficient MAC protocol for multihop radio networks
Author :
Singh, Suresh ; Raghavendra, C.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we develop a new multi-access protocol for multi-hop radio networks. The unique feature of our protocol is that it is energy conserving. Radios that are not actively transmitting or receiving a packet power themselves off. The manner in which nodes power themselves off does not influence the delay or throughput characteristics of our protocol. Simulation results indicate that power savings of between 10% and 70% are attainable in most systems
Keywords :
access protocols; multi-access systems; packet radio networks; MAC protocol; ad hoc network; multi-access protocol; multihop radio networks; packet radio networks; power efficient protocol; simulation results; Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Computer networks; Energy consumption; Media Access Protocol; Power engineering computing; Radio network; Radio networks; Spread spectrum communication; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1998. The Ninth IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4872-9
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.1998.733533
