On directional neighbor discovery in mmwave networks

Y Wang, S Mao, TS Rappaport - 2017 IEEE 37th international …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The directional neighbor discovery problem, ie, spatial rendezvous, is a fundamental
problem in millimeter wave (mmWave) networks. The challenge is how to let the transmitter …

A distributed asynchronous directional-to-directional MAC protocol for wireless ad hoc networks

E Shihab, L Cai, J Pan - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of directional antennas in ad hoc networks has received growing attention because
of its high spatial reuse and high antenna gains. The medium access control (MAC) protocol …

Capacity of hybrid wireless networks with directional antenna and delay constraint

G Zhang, Y Xu, X Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the throughput capacity of hybrid wireless networks with a directional antenna. The
hybrid wireless network consists of n randomly distributed nodes equipped with a directional …

Low-complexity base station selection scheme in mmWave cellular networks

C Skouroumounis, C Psomas… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we study the performance of next-generation cellular networks in the context of
a low-complexity base station (BS) selection scheme. In contrast to existing BS cooperation …

A MAC protocol with directional antennas for deafness avoidance in ad hoc networks

M Takata, M Bandai, T Watanabe - IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Directional antennas are expected to provide significant improvements over omni-directional
antennas in wireless ad hoc networks. Directional MAC protocols, however, introduce new …

Medium access control in mobile ad hoc networks: challenges and solutions

H Zhai, J Wang, X Chen, Y Fang - … Communications and Mobile …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are useful in environment where fixed network
infrastructure is unavailable. To function normally, MANETs demand an efficient and …

Samac: A cross-layer communication protocol for sensor networks with sectored antennas

E Felemban, S Vural, R Murawski… - IEEE Transactions …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless sensor networks have been used to gather data and information in many diverse
application settings. The capacity of such networks remains a fundamental obstacle toward …

Neighbor discovery with reception status feedback to transmitters

R Khalili, DL Goeckel, D Towsley… - 2010 Proceedings Ieee …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neighbor discovery is essential for the process of self-organization of a wireless network,
where almost all routing and medium access protocols need knowledge of one-hop …

Directional neighbor discovery in mmWave wireless networks

Y Wang, T Zhang, S Mao, TTS Rappaport - Digital Communications and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The directional neighbor discovery problem, ie, spatial rendezvous, is a fundamental
problem in millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless networks, where directional transmissions …

Multifactorial optimization system and method

SM Hoffberg - US Patent 9,794,797, 2017 - Google Patents
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