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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Using Directional Transmissions and Receptions to Reduce Contention in Wireless Sensor Networks

Authors : Ambuj Varshney, Thiemo Voigt, Luca Mottola

Published in: Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Electronically Switched Directional (ESD) antennas allow software-based control of the direction of maximum antenna gain. ESD antennas are feasible for wireless sensor network. Existing studies with these antennas focus only on controllable directional transmissions. These studies demonstrate reduced contention and increased range of communication with no energy penalty. Unlike existing literature, in this chapter we experimentally explore controllable antenna directionality at both sender and receiver. One key outcome of our experiments is that directional transmissions and receptions together considerably reduce channel contention. As a result, we can significantly reduce intra-path interference.

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Metadata
Title
Using Directional Transmissions and Receptions to Reduce Contention in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors
Ambuj Varshney
Thiemo Voigt
Luca Mottola
Copyright Year
2014
Book
Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-03070-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-03071-5

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03071-5_21