A Real-Time, Distributed, Directional TDMA MAC Protocol for QoS-Aware Communication in Multi-Hop Wireless Networks

Abstract

Time division multiple access (TDMA) based medium access control (MAC) schemes are widely used for communication among directional nodes since they can provide a conflict-free transmission schedule. However, the existing directional TDMA schemes introduce significant overhead and delay, and cannot adapt in real-time to topology changes in a directional multi-hop network. These schemes also incur considerable overhead and delay in order to support the QoS (quality of service) traffic. In this paper, a novel, real-time, distributed, directional TDMA scheme is presented for directional multi-hop wireless networks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 17, 2021
Accession Number
AD1195591

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth S. Bentley
  • S. Kumar
  • Shivam Garg
  • Venu S. Kuchipudi

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Antennas
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Directional
  • Directional Antennas
  • Engineering
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Phones
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Topology
  • Networks
  • Sensor Networks
  • Simulations
  • Time Division Multiple Access
  • Topology
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking