Abstract

A new Multiple Access Control scheme for wireless ad hoc networks and WLANs is proposed. This scheme uses explicit denial of channel requests and a busy tone to improve channel throughput. Performance analysis shows significant improvement when the network is under heavy traffic load.

Meeting Name

IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2006

Department(s)

Computer Science

Keywords and Phrases

MAC; Multiple Access Control; Throughput; Ad hoc networks (Computer networks); Wireless LANs

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2006 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2006

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