Transmission power control in wireless ad hoc networks: challenges, solutions and open issues

Author

Krunz, Marwan ; Muqattash, Alaa ; Lee, Sung-Ju

Author_Institution

Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA

Volume

18

Issue

5

fYear

2004

Firstpage

8

Lastpage

14

Abstract

Recently, power control in mobile ad hoc networks has been the focus of extensive research. Its main objectives are to reduce the total energy consumed in packet delivery and/or increase network throughput by increasing the channel´s spatial reuse. In this article, we give an overview of various power control approaches that have been proposed in the literature. We discuss the factors that influence the selection of the transmission power, including the important interplay between the routing (network) and the medium access control (MAC) layers. Protocols that account for such interplay are presented.

Keywords

access protocols; ad hoc networks; mobile radio; network topology; power control; routing protocols; telecommunication channels; telecommunication control; collision avoidance information; interplay protocols; medium access control layers; mobile ad hoc networks; network routing; omnidirectional antennas; packet delivery; power-aware-routing protocols; topology control algorithms; transmission power control; wireless ad hoc networks; Ad hoc networks; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Power amplifiers; Power control; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Routing; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MNET.2004.1337730

Filename

1337730