Title :
Segment-based packet combining in a cluster: To combine or not to combine?
Author :
Willig, Andreas ; Kipnis, Danil ; Karl, Holger
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
Segment-based packet combining schemes are an attractive approach towards link-layer packet combining for memory-constrained sensor nodes. We consider the usage of segment-based combining schemes in a dense cluster of relayers. We show that with two or more relayers the segment-based scheme provides a higher probability for the cluster to possess the full information sent by the source node than an unsegmented protocol. Secondly, to achieve an (almost) perfect average per-segment diversity, it suffices if each relayer transmits only once.
Keywords :
cooperative communication; diversity reception; probability; cooperative diversity; link layer packet combining; memory constrained sensor node; persegment diversity; relayer; segment-based packet combining; unsegmented protocol; Channel models; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Numerical models; Rayleigh channels; Receivers; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP), 2010 Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, QLD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7174-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISSNIP.2010.5706758
