Directional Pulse/Tone Based Channel Reservation with Deafness Avoidance

The use of directional antennas in support of ad hoc networks has been considered a promising alternative to improve spatial division multiple access and throughput. In general, directional Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols are based on IEEE 802.11 standard, which was designed for omnidirectiona...

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Main Authors: Lucas de M. Guimarães, Jacir L. Bordim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios en Informática 2013-12-01
Series:CLEI Electronic Journal
Online Access:http://www.clei.org/cleiej-beta/index.php/cleiej/article/view/114