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Wireless mesh networks: a survey
, 2005
"... Wireless meshnet8Ex8 (WMNs)consist of meshrout6L and meshclient8 where meshroutfix have minimal mobilit and formtr backbone of WMNs. They provide netide access for bot mesh andconvent1)fi8 clientt TheintL gratLfl of WMNs wit ot8 net8866 such as t1Int6fiPx1 cellular, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, IEEE 8 ..."
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Wireless meshnet8Ex8 (WMNs)consist of meshrout6L and meshclient8 where meshroutfix have minimal mobilit and formtr backbone of WMNs. They provide netide access for bot mesh andconvent1)fi8 clientt TheintL gratLfl of WMNs wit ot8 net8866 such as t1Int6fiPx1 cellular, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, IEEE 802.16, sensor netsor1L ets can be accomplishedtccomp tc gatomp and bridging functng1 in t1 meshroutfijx Meshclient can be eit8fi st8fij1)6x or mobile, and can form aclient meshnet16S amongtng1fifiELj and wit meshroutLfifi WMNs are antLfifl1)6fl t resolvets limit18fiflfl andt significantfl improvetp performance of ad hocnetLEP8L wireless local area net1Pxx (WLANs), wireless personal areanet16fij (WPANs), and wirelessmetess1fifljfl areanet1LPS (WMANs). They are undergoing rapid progress and inspiring numerousdeploymentS WMNs will deliver wireless services for a largevariet ofapplicat6fifl in personal, local, campus, andmet8Lfix1)6fi areas. Despit recent advances in wireless mesh netjLfiP1)6 many research challenges remain in allprotjfiS layers. This paperpresent adetEfl81 stEonrecent advances and open research issues in WMNs. Syst1 architL881)6 andapplicat)68 of WMNs are described, followed by discussingts critssi factss influencingprotenc design.Theoret8fiL netore capacit and tdst1LLSjx tt1LL protLLSj for WMNs are exploredwit anobjectE1 t point out a number of open research issues. Finally,tnal beds,indust681 pract68 andcurrent strent actntx1) relatt t WMNs arehighlight8x # 2004 Elsevier B.V. Allrl rl KedI7-8 Wireless meshnet186flfl Ad hocnet8jEES Wireless sensornetor16fl Medium accessconts1fi Routs1 prots1fiS Transport protspor ScalabilitS Securiti Powermanagement andcontfi8fl Timingsynchronizat ion 1389-1286/$ - seefront matt # 2004 Elsevier B.V. Allright reserved. doi:10....
Multi-Channel MAC for Ad Hoc Networks: Handling Multi-Channel Hidden Terminals Using a Single Transceiver
- In ACM MobiHoc
, 2004
"... This paper proposes a medium access control (MAC) protocol for ad hoc wireless networks that utilizes multiple channels dynamically to improve performance. The IEEE 802.11 standard allows for the use of multiple channels available at the physical layer, but its MAC protocol is designed only for a si ..."
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This paper proposes a medium access control (MAC) protocol for ad hoc wireless networks that utilizes multiple channels dynamically to improve performance. The IEEE 802.11 standard allows for the use of multiple channels available at the physical layer, but its MAC protocol is designed only for a single channel. A single-channel MAC protocol does not work well in a multi-channel environment, because of the multi-channel hidden terminal problem. Our proposed protocol enables hosts to utilize multiple channels by switching channels dynamically, thus increasing network throughput. The protocol requires only one transceiver per host, but solves the multi-channel hidden terminal problem using temporal synchronization. Our scheme improves network throughput significantly, especially when the network is highly congested. The simulation results show that our protocol successfully exploits multiple channels to achieve higher throughput than IEEE 802.11. Also, the performance of our protocol is comparable to another multi-channel MAC protocol that requires multiple transceivers per host. Since our protocol requires only one transceiver per host, it can be implemented with a hardware complexity comparable to IEEE 802.11.
On the Performance of Ad Hoc Networks with Beamforming Antennas
- ACM MobiHoc
, 2001
"... Beamforming antennas have the potential to provide a fundamental breakthrough in ad hoc network capacity. We present a broad-based examination of this potential, focusing on exploiting the longer ranges as well as the reduced interference that beamforming antennas can provide. We consider a number o ..."
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Beamforming antennas have the potential to provide a fundamental breakthrough in ad hoc network capacity. We present a broad-based examination of this potential, focusing on exploiting the longer ranges as well as the reduced interference that beamforming antennas can provide. We consider a number of enhancements to a conventional ad hoc network system, and evaluate the impact of each enhancement using simulation. Such enhancements include \aggressive" and \conservative " channel access models for beamforming antennas, link power control, and directional neighbor discovery. Our simulations are based on detailed modeling of steered as well as switched beams using antenna patterns of varying gains, and a realistic radio and propagation model. For the scenarios studied, our results show that beamforming can yield a 28% to 118% (depending upon the density) improvement in throughput, and up to a factor-of-28 reduction in delay. Our study also tells us which mechanisms are likely to be more eective and under what conditions, which in turn identi es areas where future research is needed.
Using Directional Antennas for Medium Access Control in Ad Hoc Networks
- in Proceedings of ACM MOBICOM
, 2002
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Directional Virtual Carrier Sensing for Directional Antennas in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
- ACM Mobihoc
, 2002
"... This paper presents a new carrier sensing mechanism called DVCS (Directional Virtual Carrier Sensing) for wireless communication using directional antennas. DVCS does not require specific antenna configurations or external devices. ..."
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This paper presents a new carrier sensing mechanism called DVCS (Directional Virtual Carrier Sensing) for wireless communication using directional antennas. DVCS does not require specific antenna configurations or external devices.
Transmission Scheduling in Ad Hoc Networks with Directional Antennas
, 2002
"... Directional antennas can adaptively select radio signals of interest in specific directions, while filtering out unwanted interference from other directions. Although a couple of medium access protocols based on random access schemes have been proposed for networks with directional antennas, they su ..."
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Directional antennas can adaptively select radio signals of interest in specific directions, while filtering out unwanted interference from other directions. Although a couple of medium access protocols based on random access schemes have been proposed for networks with directional antennas, they su#er from high probability of collisions because of their dependence on omnidirectional mode for the transmission or reception of control packets in order to establish directional links. We propose a distributed receiver-oriented multiple access (ROMA) channel access scheduling protocol for ad hoc networks with directional antennas, each of which can form multiple beams and commence several simultaneous communication sessions. Unlike random access schemes that use on-demand handshakes or signal scanning to resolve communication targets, ROMA determines a number of links for activation in every time slot using only two-hop topology information. It is shown that significant improvements on network throughput and delay can be achieved by exploiting the multi-beam forming capability of directional antennas in both transmission and reception. The performance of ROMA is studied by simulations, and compared with a well-know static scheduling scheme that is based on global topology information.
On the capacity improvement of ad hoc wireless networks using directional antennas
- In 4th ACM MobiHoc
, 2003
"... The capacity of ad hoc wireless networks is constrained by the interference between concurrent transmissions from neighboring nodes. Gupta and Kumar have shown that the capacity of an ad hoc network does not scale well with the increasing number of nodes in the system when using omnidirectional ante ..."
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The capacity of ad hoc wireless networks is constrained by the interference between concurrent transmissions from neighboring nodes. Gupta and Kumar have shown that the capacity of an ad hoc network does not scale well with the increasing number of nodes in the system when using omnidirectional antennas [6]. We investigate the capacity of ad hoc wireless networks using directional antennas. In this work, we consider arbitrary networks and random networks where nodes are assumed to be static. In arbitrary networks, due to the reduction of the interfer-
Using Directional Antennas to Prevent Wormhole Attacks
, 2004
"... Wormhole attacks enable an attacker with limited resources and no cryptographic material to wreak havoc on wireless networks. To date, no general defenses against wormhole attacks have been proposed. This paper presents an analysis of wormhole attacks and proposes a countermeasure using directional ..."
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Wormhole attacks enable an attacker with limited resources and no cryptographic material to wreak havoc on wireless networks. To date, no general defenses against wormhole attacks have been proposed. This paper presents an analysis of wormhole attacks and proposes a countermeasure using directional antennas. We present a cooperative protocol whereby nodes share directional information to prevent wormhole endpoints from masquerading as false neighbors. Our defense greatly diminishes the threat of wormhole attacks and requires no location information or clock synchronization.
A MAC protocol for full exploitation of Directional Antennas in Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks
- ACM MOBIHOC
, 2003
"... Directional antennas in ad hoc networks offer many benefits compared with classical omnidirectional antennas. The most important include significant increase of spatial reuse, coverage range and subsequently network capacity as a whole. On the other hand, the use of directional antennas requires new ..."
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Directional antennas in ad hoc networks offer many benefits compared with classical omnidirectional antennas. The most important include significant increase of spatial reuse, coverage range and subsequently network capacity as a whole. On the other hand, the use of directional antennas requires new approach in the design of a MAC protocol to fully exploit these benefits. Unfortunately, directional transmissions increase the hidden terminal problem, the problem of deafness and the problem of determination of neighbors' location. In this paper we propose a new MAC protocol that deals effectively with these problems while it exploits in an efficient way the advantages of the directional antennas. We evaluate our work through simulation study. Numerical results show that our protocol offers significant improvement compared to the performance of omni transmissions.
Energy efficient communications in ad hoc networks using directional antennas
- in Proc. IEEE Infocom’2002
, 2002
"... Abstract — Directional antennas can be useful in significantly increasing node and network lifetime in wireless ad hoc networks. In order to utilize directional antennas, an algorithm is needed that will enable nodes to point their antennas to the right place at the right time. In this paper we pres ..."
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Abstract — Directional antennas can be useful in significantly increasing node and network lifetime in wireless ad hoc networks. In order to utilize directional antennas, an algorithm is needed that will enable nodes to point their antennas to the right place at the right time. In this paper we present an energy-efficient routing and scheduling algorithm that coordinates transmissions in ad hoc networks where each node has a single directional antenna. Using the topology consisting of all the possible links in the network, we first find shortest cost paths to be energy efficient. Then, we calculate the amount of traffic that has to go over each link and find the maximum amount of time each link can be up, using end-to-end traffic information to achieve that routing. Finally, we schedule nodes’ transmissions, trying to minimize the total time it takes for all possible transmitter-receiver pairs to communicate with each

