A novel IEEE 802.11-based MAC protocol supporting cooperative communications.
Wei LiuHuan JinXinbing WangMohsen GuizaniPublished in: Int. J. Commun. Syst. (2011)
Keyphrases
- mac protocol
- ad hoc networks
- wireless sensor networks
- multi channel
- energy efficient
- medium access control
- wireless ad hoc networks
- comprehensive analysis
- energy consumption
- physical layer
- cellular networks
- mac layer
- energy efficiency
- mobile nodes
- wireless channels
- communication systems
- network topology
- media access control
- communication networks
- routing protocol
- sensor networks
- collision avoidance
- multi hop
- base station
- routing algorithm
- end to end
- wireless networks
- wireless mesh networks
- channel assignment