A Fully Dynamic and Self-Stabilizing TDMA Scheme for Wireless Ad-hoc Networks

One important challenge in wireless ad hoc networks is to achieve collision free communication. Many MAC layer protocols have been proposed by considering various communication models of the ad hoc networks. One such protocol is TDMA, which provides for interference free communication while providing some bound on the packet delay. However, most proposed TDMA schemes can perform scheduling transmissions among nodes that are within transmission range. This is due to the simplistic modeling of the underlying network. Recently, more practical network models and overlay construction algorithms have been proposed that consider the interference among nodes as well. Existing TDMA protocols are unsuitable for such models as they will have to consider the interference range of the nodes as well. This requires that the TDMA protocol operate in a global perspective while working as a local-control algorithm. In this work, we describe a novel TDMA protocol that is suitable for such realistic and p...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: AINA
• Authors: Bezawada Bruhadeshwar, Kishore Kothapalli, Indira Radhika Pulla
• Keywords: Ad Hoc Networks, AINA 2010, Computer Networks, Tdma Protocol, Tdma Scheme