A suburban ad-hoc network (SAHN) interconnects a cooperative group at broadband speed
using wireless links. The nodes are stationary. A SAHN involves low installation and service …

The application of directional antennas in the mobile devices of wireless ad hoc networks
has the potential to increase the network connectivity and capacity. However, new solutions …

Recently there is an increasing interest in using directional antennas and multi-channel for
ad-hoc wireless networks. The two techniques can also be used for infrastructure local area …

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 …

The use of directional antennas in mobile ad hoc networks has shown to offer large potential
throughput gains relative to omnidirectional antennas. When used in ad hoc networks …

This work addresses deafness-a problem that appears when MAC protocols are designed
using directional antennas. Briefly, deafness is caused when a transmitter fails to …

Directional antennas have been introduced to improve the performance of 802.11 based
wireless networks. Station equipped with directional antennas can beamform data in a …

Using directional antennas in wireless ad hoc networks offers many benefits. However,
utilizing this antennas with IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol which is introduced for omni …

Mobile ad hoc and mesh networks provide a network-centric operation scheme to provide
reliable wireless connection spanning a large distance with relatively low price. In such …

Many MAC sub-layer protocols for supporting the usage of directional antennas in ad hoc
networks have been proposed in literature. However, there remain two open issues that are …