On Wireless Ad Hoc Networks with Directional Antennas: Efficient Collision and Deafness Avoidance Mechanisms
Wireless ad hoc networks allow anywhere, anytime network connectivity with complete lack of central control, ownership, and regulatory influence. Medium access control (MAC) in such networks poses extremely timely as well as important research and development challenges. Utilizing directional antenn...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2008-09-01
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Series: | EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/867465 |