Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential of creating an ad hoc communication
network in the air. Most UAVs used in communication networks are equipped with wireless …

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 …

Recent research has shown that interference can make a significant impact on the
performance of multihop wireless networks. Researchers have studied interference-aware …

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

Recent work demonstrates that directional antennas have significant potential to improve
wireless network capacity in indoor environments. This paper provides a broader …

Internet of Things (IoT) is the ultimate enabler of modern civilization. Cooperative
communication in multichannel directional wireless networks is one of the cutting-edge IoT …

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 …

In this paper, we investigate the problem of multi-user spatial division multiple access (MU
SDMA) operation in mmWave wireless networks, within which directional antennas are used …

This paper addresses the issue of routing in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) using
directional antennas. Existing directional routing schemes either assume a complete …

In directional wireless sensor networks (DSNs), sensor nodes with directional antennas
provide extended network lifetime and better coverage performance. However, one of the …