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Published in: Wireless Networks 2/2015

01-02-2015

A hybrid multi-channel MAC protocol for wireless ad hoc networks

Authors: Duc Ngoc Minh Dang, Choong Seon Hong, Sungwon Lee

Published in: Wireless Networks | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

In a regular wireless ad hoc network, the Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol coordinates channel access among nodes, and the throughput of the network is limited by the bandwidth of a single channel. The multi-channel MAC protocols can exploit multiple channels to achieve high network throughput by enabling more concurrent transmissions. In this paper, we propose a hybrid and adaptive protocol, called H-MMAC, which utilizes multi-channel resources more efficiently than other multi-channel MAC protocols. The main idea is to adopt the IEEE 802.11 Power Saving Mechanism and to allow nodes to transmit data packets while other nodes try to negotiate the data channel during the Ad hoc Traffic Indication Message window based on the network traffic load. The analytical and simulation results show that the proposed H-MMAC protocol improves the network performance significantly in terms of the aggregate throughput, average delay, fairness and energy efficiency.
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Metadata
Title
A hybrid multi-channel MAC protocol for wireless ad hoc networks
Authors
Duc Ngoc Minh Dang
Choong Seon Hong
Sungwon Lee
Publication date
01-02-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Wireless Networks / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1022-0038
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8196
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-014-0789-8

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