Solutions to Hidden Terminal Problems in Wireless Networks

Abstract

The floor acquisition multiple access (FAMA) discipline is analyzed in networks with hidden terminals. According to FAMA, control of the channel (the floor) is assigned to at most one station in the network at any given time, and this station is guaranteed to be able to transmit one or more data packets to different destinations with no collisions. The FAMA protocols described consist of nonpersistent carrier or packet sensing, plus a collision-avoidance dialogue between a source and the intended receiver of a packet. Sufficient conditions under which these protocols provide correct floor acquisition are presented and verified for networks with hidden terminals; it is shown that FAMA protocols must use carrier sensing to support correct floor acquisition. The throughput of FAMA protocols is analyzed for single-channel networks with hidden terminals; it is shown that carrier-sensing FAMA protocols perform better than ALOHA and CSMA protocols in the presence of hidden terminals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA461706

Entities

People

  • Chane L. Fullmer
  • J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Collisions
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Line Of Sight
  • Multiple Access
  • Networks
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Specifications
  • Terminals
  • Throughput
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking