Performance study on MAC protocols for wireless networks

• Main Author: Xiang, Zheng
• Other Authors: Ma, Maode
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Wireless communication systems
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/3788
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

MAC (Medium Access Control) protocols define rules for orderly access to the shared medium and play a crucial role in the efficient and fair sharing of scarce wireless bandwidth. The nature of the wireless channel brings new issues like location-dependent carrier sensing, time varying channel and bu...