CF-MAC Protocol for Voice Communication in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks

Author

Boggia, G. ; Camarda, P. ; Dell´Aquila, R. ; Fiume, O. ; Grieco, L.A.

Author_Institution

DEE - Politecnico di Bari, Via E. Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari (Italy). e-mail: g.boggia@poliba.it

fYear

2007

fDate

1-4 July 2007

Abstract

CF-MAC is an energy efficient collision-free MAC protocol for wireless ad-hoc networks, based on the theory of Balanced Incomplete Block Design (BIBD). It has been originally designed considering energy saving as primary aim. In this paper, using computer simulations, its ability to handle voice calls has been evaluated. Specifically, the Mean Opinion Score and the Cumulative Distribution Function of the one way packet delay have been analyzed, for various protocol parameters and network scenarios. Moreover, a comparison between CF-MAC and classical 802.11 DCF access function has been proposed. Simulation results have shown that by properly selecting protocol parameters, CF-MAC can effectively support VoIP calls.

Keywords

Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Computer simulation; Distribution functions; Electronic mail; Energy efficiency; Media Access Protocol; Quality of service; Wireless application protocol; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers and Communications, 2007. ISCC 2007. 12th IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Santiago, Portugal

ISSN

1530-1346

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1520-5

Electronic_ISBN

1530-1346

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCC.2007.4381638

Filename

4381638