Location-based MAC Protocols for Mobile Wireless Networks

Author

Wen, Ning ; Berry, Randall

Author_Institution

Northwestern Univ., Evanston

fYear

2007

fDate

Jan. 29 2007-Feb. 2 2007

Firstpage

41

Lastpage

45

Abstract

We consider medium access control (MAC) protocols for mobile ad hoc networks that are designed for MAC layer broadcasts. For example, such protocols could be used to transmit traffic information among vehicles. We analyze the performance of two simple MAC protocols, when multi-user interference is explicitly modeled via the received signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR). One protocol is a simple slotted Aloha protocol with spatial reuse; the second protocol uses location information to determine the channel access. For both protocols we focus on a one dimensional model and measure performance in terms of the average number of nodes that receive each message in one hop.

Keywords

access protocols; ad hoc networks; mobile radio; radiofrequency interference; location-based MAC protocols; medium access control; mobile ad hoc networks; mobile wireless networks; multiuser interference; signal-to-interference plus noise ratio; simple slotted Aloha protocol; vehicle traffic information; Access protocols; Broadcasting; Communication system traffic control; Media Access Protocol; Mobile ad hoc networks; Signal to noise ratio; Traffic control; Vehicles; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Theory and Applications Workshop, 2007

Conference_Location

La Jolla, CA

Print_ISBN

978-0-615-15314-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITA.2007.4357560

Filename

4357560