The beamforming antenna technology is a promising solution to many challenges facing
wireless ad hoc networks. Beamforming antennas have the ability to increase the spatial …

The millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency band is seen as a key enabler of multigigabit
wireless access in future cellular networks. In order to overcome the propagation …

This survey paper presents the state-of-the-art directional medium access control (MAC)
protocols in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks (WAHSNs). The key benefits of directional …

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 …

Directional antennas are expected to provide significant improvements over omni-directional
antennas in wireless ad hoc networks. Directional MAC protocols, however, introduce new …

IEEE 802.11 ad defines a new physical and medium access control layer for IEEE 802.11
networks to operate in the unlicensed 60 GHz millimeter wave spectrum for multi-gigabit …

As a promising communication paradigm in the 5G era, IEEE 802.11 ad 60GHz mmWave
communication has many desirable properties, including high bandwidth, narrow beam …

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

The use of directional antennas is a promising technique for the provision of high-speed
wireless local and personal area networks such as IEEE 802.11 ac, IEEE 802.11 ad, and …

This paper is an investigation of the feasibility of applying a mechanically flexible magnetic
composite material to radio frequency identification (RFID) planar antennas operating in the …