Tone based MAC protocol for use with adaptive array antennas
- 1 January 2004
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Vol. 2 (15253511), 1246-1251 Vol.2
- https://doi.org/10.1109/wcnc.2004.1311367
Abstract
This work presents a tone-based 802.11b protocol for use in wireless networks where nodes are equipped with adaptive array antennas. The protocol relies on the ability of the antenna and angle of arrival (AoA) algorithms to identify the direction of transmitters and then beamform appropriately to maximize SINR (signal to interference and noise ratio) at the receiver. The performance of the protocol is evaluated using detailed simulation in OPNET and Matlab where we demonstrate the benefits of using adaptive antenna arrays. The impact of using different number of antenna elements is also studied for this environment.Keywords
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