DocumentCode
823210
Title
Optimum contention window for 802.11 networks adopting Directional communications
Author
Babich, F. ; Comisso, M.
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettrotec., Univ. of Trieste, Trieste
Volume
44
Issue
16
fYear
2008
Firstpage
994
Lastpage
995
Abstract
A theoretical method is presented for evaluating the minimum contention window that maximises the throughput of an 802.11 network in which the use of directional or smart antennas enables the simultaneous coexistence of multiple communications between different node pairs. A simplified approach, derived from the complete analysis and validated by simulations, is proposed in order to reduce the complexity of the exact calculation.
Keywords
ad hoc networks; adaptive antenna arrays; directive antennas; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 networks; directional antennas; directional communications; optimum contention window; smart antennas;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20081505
Filename
4586215
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