Medium Access Control Protocols using Directional Antennas in Ad Hoc Networks

—Using directional antennas can be beneficial for wireless ad hoc networks consisting of a collection of wireless hosts. To best utilize directional antennas, a suitable Medium Access Control (MAC) protocolmust be designed. Current MAC protocols, such as the IEEE 802.11 standard, do not benefit when using directional antennas, because these protocols have been designed for omnidirectional antennas. In this paper, we attempt to design new MAC protocols suitable for ad hoc networks based on directional antennas. Keywords—MAC protocols, Directional Antennas, Ad Hoc Networks.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: INFOCOM
• Authors: Young-Bae Ko, Vinaychandra Shankarkumar, Nitin H. Vaidya
• Keywords: Ad Hoc Networks, Communications, Directional Antennas, INFOCOM 2000, Utilize Directional Antennas