An efficient split-channel MAC protocol for multihop wireless networks

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Abstract

A new slotted split-channel medium access control (SSC-MAC) protocol is proposed for multihop wireless networks to maximize concurrent packet transmissions. By adjusting the relationship between the reservation slot (RS) on the control channel (CCH), data packet transmission slot (TS) on the data channel (DCH) and acknowledgment slot (AS) on the acknowledgment channel (ACH), the channel reservation, data packets and their confirmation can be simultaneously transmitted on the CCH, DCH and ACH with fewer reservation collisions. Multichannel hidden and exposed terminal problems are also alleviated to greatly improve the channel access efficiency. Transmission interferences can be avoided by only observing CCH for the transmission time of a data packet. Numerical results show that compared to the IEEE 802.11 DCF protocol, SSC-MAC has obvious performance improvement under the same total data rate.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2014 9th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China, CHINACOM 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages357-360
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479959709
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2015
Event9th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China, CHINACOM 2014 - Maoming, China
Duration: 14 Aug 201416 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2014 9th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China, CHINACOM 2014

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China, CHINACOM 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMaoming
Period14/08/1416/08/14

Keywords

  • collision avoidance
  • medium access control
  • multichannel
  • multihop wireless networks
  • reservation

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