Collision Avoidance Techniques for Packet-Radio Networks

Abstract

Medium access control for devices that share a particular medium is a fundamental problem in communications networks. We present a new protocol for medium access control called floor acquisition multiple access (FAMA). Floor acquisition protocols guarantee data packets are received without collisions from other packets. We present FAMA protocols for both single and multiple channel devices operating in ad-hoc packet radio networks. We present analytical and simulation results for FAMA protocols.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA461331

Entities

People

  • Chane L. Fullmer

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellular Networks
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Local Area Networks
  • Mesh Networks
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Network Topology
  • Routing Protocols
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking