A study of opportunistic relaying MAC protocol

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dc.contributor.advisorKnightly, Edward W.en_US
dc.creatorChawathe, Rahulen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:08:15Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:08:15Zen_US
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent studies have shown a considerable interest in the development of Medium Access and Control (MAC) protocols for multi-rate wireless networks. The approach of sending the packet to the farthest possible node along the route does not maximize the performance unlike in the case of single-rate wireless networks. The scheme of sending the packet always to the neighbor with best channel quality also does not give the best network throughput. This thesis proposes to exploit the diversity in channel qualities by presenting an Opportunistic Relaying Protocol (ORP) for stationary topologies. Given a route in the form of possible choices for next hops and given the knowledge of the corresponding link channel qualities, we propose to choose the path that minimizes the net transmission delay of the packet. We perform an extensive simulation study of our protocol and present general guidelines in the design of a multi-rate MAC protocol.en_US
dc.format.extent61 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS E.E. 2005 CHAWATHEen_US
dc.identifier.citationChawathe, Rahul. "A study of opportunistic relaying MAC protocol." (2005) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17761">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17761</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17761en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectElectronicsen_US
dc.subjectElectrical engineeringen_US
dc.titleA study of opportunistic relaying MAC protocolen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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