… ship between MAC layer fairness and network-layer service differentiation in shared channel
wireless networks. There are subtle interactions between the two layers because both are …

… II that supports broadcast in ad hoc networks. Ad hoc random access MAC protocols often
treat unicast and broadcast packets differently. Unicast packets are preceded with MAC layer …

… Accordingly, a misbehavior rooted at the MAC layer can be … to MAC layer misbehavior;
based on the operating principles and the objective of misbehaving nodes, we classify MAC layer …

… three-fold: First, considering the MAC layer overhead, we propose a crosslayer cooperative
… multi-hop wireless network, we will integrate the function of load balance into our cross-layer …

… The widespread availability of 802.11-based hardware has made it the premier choice of
both researchers and practitioners for developing new wireless networks and applications. …

… information at the MAC layer in wireless networks. Using the … cast MAC protocol to provide
reliable multicast MAC services … tocols for multicast MAC in wireless networks, and Section 3 …

… The paper discusses key MAC layer issues, such as … view on MAC layer issues for
cellular networks, identifies … wireless personal area networks (WPANs) and wireless local …

… of wireless networks [9]. The first models for packet loss only considered errors in the physical
layer. At the physical layer, the main causes of packet loss in Wi-Fi networks are low signal …

… In this article, we first outline the sensor network properties that are crucial for the design
of MAC layer … Finally, we point out open research issues with regard to MAC layer design. …

… networks is far from graceful. In this paper, we propose a smooth MAC layer handoff scheme
and a greedy smooth MAC layer … have less impact on upper layer applications. In order to …