… a MAC protocol that improves the throughput in mobile ad hoc networks by using directional
antennas … The MAC protocol presented in this paper proposes a simple yet effective scheme …

… and our antenna model. We propose our MAC protocol that adapts directional antennas in
ad-… Finally, in section 5 we compare the performance of our protocol with other MAC protocols …

… models of directional antennas is also a prerequisite work. Therefore we survey the various
MAC protocols using directional antennas and compare them on the basis of antenna types, …

… affecting this protocol. We also propose a new MAC protocol for directional antennas. In [25],
Ramanathan presents an interesting discussion on several issues arising from directional …

… full control of the MAC layer so that pointing the antenna to the right direction should not be
… MAC protocol that has the capability to address all challenges, deals with directional antenna …

… , we propose a MAC protocol for use with directional antennas in mobile ad hoc networks.
Our protocol overcomes the problems due to asymmetry in range when these antennas are …

… In Section III, we define the MAC design issues using directional antennas and the system
model. The DSDMAC is introduced in Section IV, followed by the protocol validation in Section …

… Therefore, several MAC protocols using directional antennas for ad hoc networks have …
MAC protocols using directional antennas, typically referred to as directional MAC protocols, …

… Directional MAC (DSDMAC) [13] with two patterns: continuous and ON/OFF patterns. In this
paper, we propose a multi-channel MAC protocol with directional antennas (… some MAC …

… MAC protocols for directional antennas may share some common properties. The MAC
schemes using adaptive array antennas … the current MAC protocols with directional antennas as …