A novel routing-aware MAC protocol for mobile ad hoc network

Wei Nie, Naixue Xiong, Jong Hyuk Park, Jun Fan

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Abstract

Most of the MAC and routing protocols proposed for wireless ad hoc networks are based on omni-directional antenna. Omni-directional antenna distributes energy in all directions, not only causing unnecessary interference to other nodes, but also reducing the potential range of the transmission. In this paper, we propose a novel medium access control and routing protocols for wireless ad hoc networks that using directional antennas. Our design mainly focuses on fully employing the range enhancement of directional communication in the multi-hop environment. Beside that, our protocol can alleviate the hidden/exposed terminal problems and node deafness, which remain unsolved in many directional MAC protocols. We implement our protocol in the OPNET environment and study the parameters to optimize its performance. Our preliminary simulation results indicate that our protocol works well and achieves considerably high throughput and low delay in both sparse and dense ad hoc networks.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 5th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2010 - Proceedings
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event5th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2010 - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 20 May 201024 May 2010

Publication series

Name2010 5th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2010 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2010
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period20/05/1024/05/10

Keywords

  • Ad Hoc networks
  • Medium access control
  • Performance
  • Routing protocol
  • Smart antennas

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