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A hybrid multi-channel MAC protocol for wireless ad hoc networks

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In a regular wireless ad hoc network, the Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol coordinates channel access among nodes, and the throughput of the network is limited by the bandwidth of a single channel. The multi-channel MAC protocols can exploit multiple channels to achieve high network throughput by enabling more concurrent transmissions. In this paper, we propose a hybrid and adaptive protocol, called H-MMAC, which utilizes multi-channel resources more efficiently than other multi-channel MAC protocols. The main idea is to adopt the IEEE 802.11 Power Saving Mechanism and to allow nodes to transmit data packets while other nodes try to negotiate the data channel during the Ad hoc Traffic Indication Message window based on the network traffic load. The analytical and simulation results show that the proposed H-MMAC protocol improves the network performance significantly in terms of the aggregate throughput, average delay, fairness and energy efficiency.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the MSIP (Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning), Korea, under the ITRC (Information Technology Research Center) support program (NIPA-2013-H0301-13-4006) supervised by the NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency).

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    Duc Ngoc Minh Dang, Choong Seon Hong & Sungwon Lee

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Dang, D.N.M., Hong, C.S. & Lee, S. A hybrid multi-channel MAC protocol for wireless ad hoc networks. Wireless Netw 21, 387–404 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-014-0789-8

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