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Distributed Cross Layer Cooperative MAC Protocol for Multihop Wireless Networks

Authors:
Shamna Hamsa Rahim
Lillykutty Jacob

Keywords: Wireless Ad hoc Networks; Cooperative Communication;Cross Layer; Energy Efficiency; Network Lifetime

Abstract:
Extending the battery lifetime of energy constrained devices is a key issue in designing wireless adhoc networks. The existing works focus on using cooperative communications for improving network performance in terms of throughput, delay, spectral efficiency, etc. In this paper, we propose a distributed cross layer cooperative Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol for a multihop network environment that can improve the network lifetime and energy efficiency while not degrading the network throughput and end to end delay. The results show that the proposed protocol can improve the performance of the network in terms of network lifetime, throughput, end-to-end delay, and energy efficiency.

Pages: 28 to 34

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: April 23, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4413

ISBN: 978-1-61208-546-3

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 23, 2017 to April 27, 2017