389 research outputs found
STiCMAC: A MAC Protocol for Robust Space-Time Coding in Cooperative Wireless LANs
Relay-assisted cooperative wireless communication has been shown to have
significant performance gains over the legacy direct transmission scheme.
Compared with single relay based cooperation schemes, utilizing multiple relays
further improves the reliability and rate of transmissions. Distributed
space-time coding (DSTC), as one of the schemes to utilize multiple relays,
requires tight coordination between relays and does not perform well in a
distributed environment with mobility. In this paper, a cooperative medium
access control (MAC) layer protocol, called \emph{STiCMAC}, is designed to
allow multiple relays to transmit at the same time in an IEEE 802.11 network.
The transmission is based on a novel DSTC scheme called \emph{randomized
distributed space-time coding} (\emph{R-DSTC}), which requires minimum
coordination. Unlike conventional cooperation schemes that pick nodes with good
links, \emph{STiCMAC} picks a \emph{transmission mode} that could most improve
the end-to-end data rate. Any station that correctly receives from the source
can act as a relay and participate in forwarding. The MAC protocol is
implemented in a fully decentralized manner and is able to opportunistically
recruit relays on the fly, thus making it \emph{robust} to channel variations
and user mobility. Simulation results show that the network capacity and delay
performance are greatly improved, especially in a mobile environment.Comment: This paper is a revised version of a paper with the same name
submitted to IEEE Transaction on Wireless Communications. STiCMAC protocol
with RTS/CTS turned off is presented in the appendix of this draf
Cross-layer aided energy-efficient routing design for ad hoc networks
In this treatise, we first review some basic routing protocols conceived for ad hoc networks, followed by some design examples of cross-layer operation aided routing protocols. Specifically, cross-layer operation across the PHYsical layer (PHY), the Data Link layer (DL) and even the NETwork layer (NET) is exemplified for improving the energy efficiency of the entire system. Moreover, the philosophy of Opportunistic Routing (OR) is reviewed for the sake of further reducing the system's energy dissipation with the aid of optimized Power Allocation (PA). The system's end-to-end throughput is also considered in the context of a design example
The Impact of Channel Feedback on Opportunistic Relay Selection for Hybrid-ARQ in Wireless Networks
This paper presents a decentralized relay selection protocol for a dense
wireless network and describes channel feedback strategies that improve its
performance. The proposed selection protocol supports hybrid
automatic-repeat-request transmission where relays forward parity information
to the destination in the event of a decoding error. Channel feedback is
employed for refining the relay selection process and for selecting an
appropriate transmission mode in a proposed adaptive modulation transmission
framework. An approximation of the throughput of the proposed adaptive
modulation strategy is presented, and the dependence of the throughput on
system parameters such as the relay contention probability and the adaptive
modulation switching point is illustrated via maximization of this
approximation. Simulations show that the throughput of the proposed selection
strategy is comparable to that yielded by a centralized selection approach that
relies on geographic information.Comment: 30 pages, 9 figures, submitted to the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular
Technology, revised March 200
Radio Communications
In the last decades the restless evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) brought to a deep transformation of our habits. The growth of the Internet and the advances in hardware and software implementations modiļ¬ed our way to communicate and to share information. In this book, an overview of the major issues faced today by researchers in the ļ¬eld of radio communications is given through 35 high quality chapters written by specialists working in universities and research centers all over the world. Various aspects will be deeply discussed: channel modeling, beamforming, multiple antennas, cooperative networks, opportunistic scheduling, advanced admission control, handover management, systems performance assessment, routing issues in mobility conditions, localization, web security. Advanced techniques for the radio resource management will be discussed both in single and multiple radio technologies; either in infrastructure, mesh or ad hoc networks
Routing Protocols for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: A Survey from an Application Perspective
Underwater acoustic communications are different from terrestrial radio communications; acoustic channel is asymmetric and has large and variable endātoāend propagation delays, distanceādependent limited bandwidth, high bit error rates, and multiāpath fading. Besides, nodesā mobility and limited battery power also cause problems for networking protocol design. Among them, routing in underwater acoustic networks is a challenging task, and many protocols have been proposed. In this chapter, we first classify the routing protocols according to application scenarios, which are classified according to the number of sinks that an underwater acoustic sensor network (UASN) may use, namely singleāsink, multiāsink, and noāsink. We review some typical routing strategies proposed for these application scenarios, such as crossālayer and reinforcement learning as well as opportunistic routing. Finally, some remaining key issues are highlighted
Airborne Directional Networking: Topology Control Protocol Design
This research identifies and evaluates the impact of several architectural design choices in relation to airborne networking in contested environments related to autonomous topology control. Using simulation, we evaluate topology reconfiguration effectiveness using classical performance metrics for different point-to-point communication architectures. Our attention is focused on the design choices which have the greatest impact on reliability, scalability, and performance. In this work, we discuss the impact of several practical considerations of airborne networking in contested environments related to autonomous topology control modeling. Using simulation, we derive multiple classical performance metrics to evaluate topology reconfiguration effectiveness for different point-to-point communication architecture attributes for the purpose of qualifying protocol design elements
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