Although directional antennas have been used in mobile communications systems for quite
a long time, realistic applications of directional or smart antennas in wireless ad hoc network …

Recently, MAC protocols using directional antennas for wireless ad hoc networks that are
based on and similar to IEEE 802.11 type WLAN have been proposed. These protocols …

Using directional antennas can be beneficial for wireless ad hoc networks consisting of a
collection of wireless hosts. To best utilize directional antennas, a suitable medium access …

Recently, several directional MAC (Medium Access Control) protocols have been proposed
for wireless ad hoc networks. Directional antennas have significant potentials to improve …

MAC (Media Access Control) protocols for wireless Ad hoc networks with directional
antennas have been studied to increase network capacity for years, since directional …

Traditional MAC protocols used in ad hoc networks employ omnidirectional antennas.
Directional antennas have emerged as an alternative due to their capability of spatial reuse …

Recently, several MAC protocols using directional antennas, typically referred to as
directional MAC protocols, have been proposed for wireless ad hoc networks. However, the …

Many wireless ad hoc networks exploit MAC protocols with conventional omni-directional
antennas. Smart antennas, however, improve performance by avoidance of radio …

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 …

Directional antennas can be used to increase the spatial reuse of wireless channels in
multihop wireless ad hoc networks. However, the use of directional antennas may lead to …