Achieving MAC layer fairness in wireless packet networks
MobiCom '00 Proceedings of the 6th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
Polling-based media access protocols for use with smart adaptive array antennas
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
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
Using directional antennas for medium access control in ad hoc networks
Proceedings of the 8th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking
On Limits of Wireless Communications in a Fading Environment when UsingMultiple Antennas
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
A MAC protocol for full exploitation of directional antennas in ad-hoc wireless networks
Proceedings of the 4th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking & computing
A unified MAC layer framework for ad-hoc networks with smart antennas
Proceedings of the 5th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking and computing
Array gain and capacity for known random channels with multiple element arrays at both ends
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
From theory to practice: an overview of MIMO space-time coded wireless systems
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
A unified MAC layer framework for ad-hoc networks with smart antennas
Proceedings of the 5th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking and computing
Analysis of RFID anti-collision algorithms using smart antennas
SenSys '04 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Embedded networked sensor systems
Route Recovery Mechanisms for Ad Hoc Networks Equipped with Switched Single Beam Antennas
ANSS '05 Proceedings of the 38th annual Symposium on Simulation
DRP: An Efficient Directional Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
A Cross-Layer Framework for Exploiting Virtual MISO Links in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
A unified MAC layer framework for ad-hoc networks with smart antennas
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
Opportunistic and cooperative spatial multiplexing in MIMO ad hoc networks
Proceedings of the 9th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking and computing
Routing in ad-hoc networks with MIMO links: Optimization considerations and protocols
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
An efficient bow-based on-demand QoS routing protocol for MIMO ad hoc networks
Computer Communications
Interference aware routing and scheduling in wireless backhaul networks with smart antennas
SECON'09 Proceedings of the 6th Annual IEEE communications society conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
Directional medium access control for ad hoc networks
Wireless Networks
Opportunistic and cooperative spatial multiplexing in MIMO ad hoc networks
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
MIMOMAN: a MIMO MAC protocol for ad hoc networks
ADHOC-NOW'05 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Ad-Hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Networks
Analysis of capacity improvement by directional antennas in wireless sensor networks
ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN)
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Smart antennas represent a broad variety of antennas that differ in their performance and transceiver complexity. The superior capabilities of smart antennas, however, can be leveraged only through appropriately designed higher layer network protocols, including at the medium access control (MAC) layer. Although several related works have considered such tailored protocols, they do so in the context of specific antenna technologies. In this paper, we explore the possibility for a unified approach to medium access control in ad-hoc networks with smart antennas. We first present a unified representation of the PHY layer capabilities of the different types of smart antennas, and their relevance to MAC layer design. We then define a unified MAC problem formulation, and derive unified MAC algorithms from the formulation. Finally, using the algorithms developed, we investigate the relative performance trade-offs of the different technologies under varying network conditions.