MAC Layer Throughput Estimation in Impulse-Radio UWB Networks

—The inherent channel characteristics of impulse-based UWB networks affect the MAC layer performance significantly. Most previous studies on evaluating MAC protocols are based on prolonged simulations and do not account for the multiple-access interference due to multipath delay spread. In this work, we develop CTU, an analytical framework for Capturing the Throughput dependencies in UWB networks, while taking into account the PHY layer effects. The key attributes of CTU are: (a) It is modular; it can be easily modified to provide a basis for evaluating a wide range of MAC protocols for impulse-based UWB networks. The only requirements are that the MAC protocol under study be based on time-hopping and the modulation scheme be pulse position modulation; these are common design decisions in UWB networks. (b) It considers the channel characteristics in addition to MAC layer effects; CTU correlates probabilistically the multipath delay profile of the channel with the packet error rate...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: TMC
• Authors: Ioannis Broustis, Aggelos Vlavianos, Prashant Krishnamurthy, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy
• Keywords: Impulse-based Uwb Networks, MAC Protocol, TMC 2011, UWB Networks