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IO–MAC: An Enhancement of IEEE 802.11 DCF Using Implicit Ordering

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In this paper, we present a novel medium access control protocol which is based on the IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function (DCF) and embeds new capability allowing stations to make use of implicit ordering for transmissions. Using them, stations may avoid random access attempts. Implicit ordering is assumed without any control messages and enables contention-free transmissions. We evaluate the performance of the proposed protocol by simulation and show that the proposed protocol outperforms both the legacy DCF and the ideal DCF with respect to the channel utilization.

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“This research was supported by the MKE (The Ministry of Knowledge Economy), Korea, under the IT Consilience Creative Program support program supervised by the NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency)” (C1515-1121-0003). “This research was supported by the MKE (The Ministry of Knowledge Economy), Korea and Microsoft Research, under IT/SW Creative research program supervised by the NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency)” (NIPA-2012-H0503-12-1031).

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 790-784, Republic of Korea

    Hyeonmok Ko, Gunhee Lee & Cheeha Kim

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Ko, H., Lee, G. & Kim, C. IO–MAC: An Enhancement of IEEE 802.11 DCF Using Implicit Ordering. Wireless Pers Commun 72, 1467–1473 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-013-1089-9

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