A new approach to channel access scheduling for Ad Hoc networks
Proceedings of the 7th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
On the performance of ad hoc networks with beamforming antennas
MobiHoc '01 Proceedings of the 2nd ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking & computing
Transmission scheduling in ad hoc networks with directional antennas
Proceedings of the 8th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
On the maximum stable throughput problem in random networks with directional antennas
Proceedings of the 4th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking & computing
On the capacity improvement of ad hoc wireless networks using directional antennas
Proceedings of the 4th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking & computing
On the performances of IEEE 802.16(d) mesh CDS-mode networks using Single-Switched-Beam Antennas
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
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We present a TDMA-based medium access control (MAC) algorithm specifically designed for link scheduling in a mobile wireless network composed of nodes equipped with directional antennas, each of which is capable of forming a single beam in an arbitrary direction. Using the MAC algorithm, a node negotiates slot reservations with a neighbor based only on information about the two nodes' available slots and the expected traffic load. We provide simulation results illustrating the performance of this algorithm in terms of goodput, delay, and success of reservations, and we also compare its performance against that of a CSMA/CA MAC algorithm designed for use with directional antennas. Furthermore, we show that if the capabilities of each antenna are expanded to include formation of multiple simultaneous beams, then the MAC algorithm can be extended to efficiently negotiate reservations for multicast transmissions.