Managing mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) presents new challenges due to the need for a
distributed management mechanism that can efficiently adapt to the dynamic nature of these …

We propose an extension of the IEEE 802.11 DCF (distributed coordination function)
protocol (see IEEE 802.11," Standard for Wireless LAN: Medium Access Control and …

In recent years, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) play a key role in the data
communications and networking areas, having witnessed significant research and …

The IEEE 802.11 standard, currently used in wireless multihop ad hoc networks, wastes
bandwidth capacity and energy resources because of many collisions. Previous studies …

There has been a growing interest in multihop wireless ad hoc networks in recent years.
Previous studies have shown that, when using the IEEE 802.11 DCF protocol in a wireless …

The performance of backoff scheme plays an important role in designing efficient Medium
Access Protocols for ad hoc networks. In this paper, we propose an adaptive backoff scheme …

There has been a growing interest in multihop wireless ad hoc networks in recent years.
Previous studies have shown that, in a wireless multihop network using the slotted ALOHA …

The IEEE 802.11 protocol is one of the most important standards for Wireless Local Area
Networks. The primary MAC protocol of 802.11 is the distributed coordination function …

There has been a growing interest in multihop wireless ad hoc networks in recent years.
Previous studies have shown that, in a wireless multihop network using the slotted ALOHA …

The famous binary backoff algorithm in IEEE 802.11 MAC layer can forget the contention
level between each successfully transmitted data frame and hence suffers significant …