Title :
An effective power-saving scheme for IEEE 802.11 based multi-hop mobile ad hoc network
Author :
Zhou, Yuefeng ; Laurenson, Dave I. ; Mclaughlin, Steve
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Electron., Edinburgh Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper investigates problems that can arise in the IEEE 802.11 power-saving mode when operating in multi-hop ad hoc networks. An enhanced power-saving scheme, which is based on reliable beacon reception and adaptive window size, is proposed. The simulation results show that this scheme is quite robust under a dynamically changing network traffic load and is more energy efficient.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; energy conservation; mobile radio; power consumption; telecommunication traffic; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11; WLAN; adaptive window size; dynamically changing network traffic load; energy consumption; energy efficiency; multi-hop ad hoc networks; multi-hop mobile ad hoc network; power-saving scheme; reliable beacon reception; wireless LAN; Ad hoc networks; Energy consumption; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Power engineering and energy; Reliability engineering; Robustness; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication traffic; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2004. VTC2004-Fall. 2004 IEEE 60th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8521-7
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2004.1404997
