Mi-MMAC: MIMO-based multi-channel MAC protocol for WLAN

Bo Yang, Bo Li, Mao Yang, Zhongjiang Yan, Xiaoya Zuo

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Abstract

In order to meet the proliferating demands in wireless local area networks (WLANs), the multi-channel media access control (MMAC) technology has attracted a considerable attention to exploit the increasingly scarce spectrum resources more efficiently. This paper proposes a novel multi-channel MAC to resolve the congestion on the control channel, named as Mi-MMAC, by multiplexing the control-radio and the data-radio as a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) array, working on both the control channel and the data channels alternately. Furthermore, we model Mi-MMAC as an M/M/k queueing system and obtain a closed-form approximate formula of the saturation throughput. Simulation results validate our model and analysis, and we demonstrate that the saturation throughput gain of the proposed protocol is close to 3.3 times compared with the dynamical channel assignment (DCA) protocol [1] under the few collisions condition.

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.
Pages223-226
Number of pages4
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

  • Media access control
  • Multi-channel
  • Multiple-input multiple-output
  • Wireless LAN

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