Title :
SER-based connectivity of fading ad-hoc networks
Author :
Yousefi´zadeh, Homayoun ; Jafarkhani, Hamid ; Kazemitabar, Javad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EECS, California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Received signal strength has been widely used as the main criterion of connectivity between wireless nodes. We investigate the connectivity of fading wireless ad-hoc networks with a novel connectivity metric. Our metric of connectivity considers realistic effects of the characteristics of the utilized wireless nodes such as modulation and symbol error rate. We assume a pair of nodes are connected if the bi-directional symbol error rate on their direct connecting link is below a given threshold. Our treatment of the problem relies on a probabilistic approach describing the quantities of interest in the form of random variables. Our simulation results over sample ad-hoc topologies support the fact that depending on the characteristics of the wireless nodes, different connectivity results may be observed for the same signal strength.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; error statistics; fading; probabilistic logic; radio links; telecommunication network topology; SER-based connectivity; direct connecting link; fading; network topology; probabilistic approach; random variable; symbol error rate; wireless ad-hoc network; wireless node; Ad hoc networks; Bidirectional control; Error analysis; Fading; Interference; Java; Joining processes; Network topology; Solid modeling; Wireless networks; Connectivity; Modulation; Rayleigh Fading Channel; Symbol Error Rate; Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2005. MILCOM 2005. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9393-7
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2005.1605968
