Addressing deafness and hidden terminal problem in directional antenna based wireless multi-hop networks

Authors:
Anand Prabhu Subramanian;Samir R. Das
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA 11794-4400;Computer Science Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA 11794-4400
Venue:
Wireless Networks
Year:
2010

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Abstract

We address deafness and directional hidden terminal problem that occur when MAC protocols are designed for directional antenna based wireless multi-hop networks. Deafness occurs when the transmitter fails to communicate to its intended receiver, because the receiver's antenna is oriented in a different direction. The directional hidden terminal problem occurs when the transmitter fails to hear a prior RTS/CTS exchange between another pair of nodes and cause collision by initiating a transmission to the receiver of the ongoing communication. Though directional antennas offer better spatial reuse, these problems can have a serious impact on network performance. In this paper, we study various scenarios in which these problems can occur and design a MAC protocol that solves them comprehensively using only a single channel and single radio interface. Current solutions in literature either do not address these issues comprehensively or use more than one radio/channel to solve them. We evaluate our protocol using detailed simulation studies. Simulation results indicate that our protocol can effectively address deafness and directional hidden terminal problem and increase network performance.