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A reliable channel reservation based multi-channel MAC protocol with a single transceiver

  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian

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Abstract

The multi-channel MAC protocols have been proposed recently to improve the network capacity by accommodating more concurrent transmissions. In this paper, we propose a distributed multi-channel MAC protocol using reliable multiple channel reservation with only a single transceiver. Specifically, the control handshake information is reserved to be re-broadcasted over the control channel to address the multi-channel hidden terminal problem. Besides, by reserving multiple data transmission opportunities on the selected data channel, the control channel congestion is further relieved. Then we prove that the multi-channel hidden terminal problem can be addressed using reservation on the control channel, and analyze the effectiveness of the proposed protocol in the aspect of the average number of data channels simultaneously utilized. Extensive simulation results show that the proposed protocol is able to achieve nearly 2.5 times the saturation throughput of DCA protocol [15] when five-step channel reservation is adopted.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th EAI International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness, QSHINE 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages265-271
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781631900631
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Nov 2015
Event11th EAI International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness, QSHINE 2015 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 19 Aug 201520 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 11th EAI International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness, QSHINE 2015

Conference

Conference11th EAI International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness, QSHINE 2015
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTaipei
Period19/08/1520/08/15

Keywords

  • Channel reservation
  • Media access control
  • Multi-channel

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