Cross-Layer Scheduling Design for Multimedia Applications over Cognitive Ad Hoc Networks

In this paper,we study cross-layer scheduling scheme on multimedia application which considers both streaming traffic and data traffic over cognitive ad hoc networks.A cross-layer design is proposed to optimize SU's utility,which is used as an approach to balance the transmission efficiency and heterogeneous traffic in cognitive ad hoc networks.A framework is provided for utility-based optimal subcarrier assignment,power allocation strategy and corresponding modulation scheme,subject to the interference threshold to primary user(PU) and total transmit power constraint.Bayesian learning is adopted in subcarrier allocation strategy to avoid collision and alleviate the burden of information exchange on limited common control channel(CCC).In addition,the M/G/l queuing model is also introduced to analyze the expected delay of streaming traffic.Numerical results are given to demonstrate that the proposed scheme significantly reduces the blocking probability and outperforms the mentioned single-channel dynamic resource scheduling by almost 8%in term of system utility.

A Media Access Control Scheme for Service Differentiation in Ad hoc Networks

IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function(DCF)can alleviate the collision and hidden station problem,but it doesn't differentiate traffic categories(TC).Therefore,it can't provide sufficient quality of service(QoS)support for different TC.Recently,a new contention-based enhanced distributed channel access(EDCA)scheme is proposed which provides a probabilistic QoS support.In this paper,an improved EDCA scheme for service differentiation in ad hoc networks is proposed.In this scheme,signal channel resistance coefficient is used to adjust the contention window(CW).It proves that the scheme provides the traffic differentiation,high throughput and low delay through simulation.

Performance of beacon safety message dissemination in Vehicular Ad hoc NETworks (VANETs)

Currently, there is a growing belief that putting an IEEE 802.11-like radio into road vehicles can help the drivers to travel more safely. Message dissemination protocols are primordial for safety vehicular applications. There are two types of safety messages which may be exchanged between vehicles: alarm and beacon. In this paper we investigate the feasibility of deploying safety applications based on beacon message dissemination through extensive simulation study and pay special attention to the safety requirements. Vehicles are supposed to issue these messages periodically to announce to other vehicles their current situation and use received messages for preventing possible unsafe situations. We evaluate the performance of a single-hop dissemination protocol while taking into account the quality of service (QoS) metrics like delivery rate and delay. We realize that reliability is the main concern in beacon message dissemination. Thus, a new metric named effective range is defined which gives us more accurate facility for evaluating QoS in safety applications specifically. Then, in order to improve the performance, the effects of three parameters including vehicle's transmission range, message transmission's interval time and message payload size are studied. Due to special characteristics of the safety applications, we model the relationship between communication-level QoS and application-level QoS and evaluate them for different classes of safety applications. As a conclusion, the current technology of IEEE 802.11 MAC layer has still some challenges for automatic safety applications but it can provide acceptable QoS to driver assistance safety applications.

History-Based Backoff Algorithms for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) is a wireless network consisting of mobile devices (laptops, smart phones, etc.) that move and communicate with each other without the use of any existing network infrastructure or centralized server to avoid collisions which have negative effects on the performance of the network. Access to the shared media is controlled by a Backoff algorithm that is a part of the Media Access Protocol. In this paper, we improve the History Based Probabilistic Backoff (HPPB) algorithm by modifying the increment/decrement behavior of the Contention Window to introduce History Based Increment Backoff (HBIB) algorithm which outperforms HBPB in terms of throughput and end-to-end delay with various numbers of nodes and different traffic loads.

Asymmetric Dual-Channel MAC Protocol for Multihop Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

In order to resolve the hidden and exposed terminal problems and improve the probability of concurrent packet transmissions for multihop Mobile Ad Hoc Networks （MANETs）, a novel slotted Asyrmaetric Dual-Channel Medium Access Control （ADC-MAC） protocol is proposed. It exploits sirmltaneous reservation with less collisions and conision-flee data packet transmissions, and achieves optimal transmission balance on the Control Channel （CCH） and Data Channel （DCH） by adjusting the relationship between Reservation Slot （RS） on the CCH and the data packet Transmission Slot （TS） on the DCH. Transmission interferences can be avoided by only observing CCH for the transmission time of a data packet. The proposed RS and contention micro-slot backoff mechanisms also greatly improve channel access efficiency. Simulation results show that compared to IFEE 802. 11 DCF and -Mc protocols, the proposed protocol can achieve a throughput gain of 88% in singlehop networks and 151% in nltihop networks at the same total data rate.

A DUAL RESERVATION CDMA-BASED MAC PROTOCOL WITH POWER CONTROL FOR AD HOC NETWORKS

This paper proposes a new multi-channel Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol named as Dual Reservation Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) based MAC protocol with Power Control (DRCPC). The code channel is divided into common channel,broadcast channel and several data chan-nels. And dynamic power control mechanism is implemented to reduce near-far interference. Compared with IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) protocol,the results show that the pro-posed mechanism improves the average throughput and limits the transmission delay efficiently.

A distributed synchronous reservation multiple access control protocol for mobile Ad hoc networks

This study proposes a new multiple access con-trol protocol named distributed synchronous reservation mul-tiple access control protocol,in which the hidden and exposed terminal problems are solved,and the quality of service(QoS)requirements for real-time traffic are guaranteed.The protocol is founded on time division multiplex address and a different type of traffic is assigned to different priority,according to which a node should compete for and reserve the free slots in a different method.Moreover,there is a reservation acknowledgement process before data transmit in each reserved slot,so that the intruded terminal problem is solved.The throughput and average packets drop probability of this protocol are analyzed and simulated in a fully connected network,the results of which indicate that this protocol is efficient enough to support the real-time traffic,and it is more suitable to MANETs.

BROADCAST SCHEDULING WITH MIMO LINKS IN MULTI-HOP AD HOC NETWORKS

As the current medium access control protocols with Multiple Input Multiple Output （MIMO） links only bear point to point service, broadcast scheduling algorithm in ad hoc networks with MIMO links is proposed. The key to the proposed broadcast scheduling algorithm is the time slot scheduling algorithm which guarantees collisi~）n-free transmissions for every node and the mini- mum frame length. The proposed algorithm increases the simultaneous transmissions of MIMO links efficiently. Due to the interference null capacity of MIMO links, the interference node set of each node can decrease from two-hop neighbors to one-hop neighbors possibly. Simulation results show that our algorithm can greatly improve network capacity and decrease average packet delay.

A new multi-channel MAC protocol based on CDMA for ad hoc networks

This paper proposes a novel multichannel medium access control （MAC） protocol based on CDMA that improves network performance and reduces collision probability in wireless ad hoc networks. In the scheme, the code channel is divided into common channel, broadcast channel and several data channels. Simulation results show that the proposed protocol can achieve significantly better performance than the IEEE 802.11 standard.

AN MAC PROTOCOL SUPPORTING MULTIPLE TRAFFIC OVER MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS

This letter presents the design and performance of a multi-channel MAC protocol that supports multiple traffics for IEEE 802.11 mobile ad-hoc networks. The dynamic channel selection scheme by receiver decision is implemented and the number of the data channel is independent of the network topology. The priority for real-time traffic is assured by the proposed adaptive back off algorithm and different IFS. The protocol is evaluated by simulation and the results have shown that it can support multiple traffics and the performance is better than the performance that IEEE 802.11 standard provides.

Multilevel security model for ad hoc networks

Modern battlefield doctrine is based on mobility, flexibility, and rapid response to changing situations. As is well known, mobile ad hoc network systems are among the best utilities for battlefield activity. Although much research has been done on secure routing, security issues have largely been ignored in applying mobile ad hoc network theory to computer technology. An ad hoc network is usually assumed to be homogeneous, which is an irrational assumption for armies. It is clear that soldiers, commanders, and commanders-in-chief should have different security levels and computation powers as they have access to asymmetric resources. Imitating basic military rank levels in battlefield situations, how multilevel security can be introduced into ad hoc networks is indicated, thereby controlling restricted classified information flows among nodes that have different security levels.

Eliminating Explicit Contention from Channel Access in Distributed Wireless Networks

Emerging techniques such as WiFi direct makes the objective of always-on be true. People can easily chat and share files with nearby friends even without AP(Access Point) or cellular coverage. In this paper, we focus on the channel efficiency issue of APfree Wi-Fi networks, which can be easily constructed in the subway, in a high-speed railway, or when camping in the wild. Today IEEE 802.11 DCF is the most commonly used MAC protocol for Wi-Fi networks, however, due to the control messages and backoff time, channel efficiency in high data rate networks can be extremely low. To solve this, we propose CD-MAC, which allows control messages to be transmitted with data packets concurrently, and thus eliminates the overheads of backoff and explicit contention. To maintain the reception reliability, we redesign the control messages and use signal detection in PHY instead of bits decoding to detect them. In MAC layer, CD-MAC is built upon our Correlation Detection based PHY. We have implemented and evaluated CD-MAC using USRP N210. Evaluation results show that CD-MAC can achieve over 95.5% channel efficiency and provide throughput gains of up to 80%, 60%, and 29.1% compared with DCF, 802.11 ec, and back2F, respectively.

An Intelligent Transportation System Application for Smartphones Based on Vehicle Position Advertising and Route Sharing in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks

Alerting drivers about incoming emergency vehicles and their routes can greatly improve their travel time in congested cities, while reducing the risk of accidents due to distractions. This paper contributes to this goal by proposing Messiah, an Android application capable of informing regular vehicles about incoming emergency vehicles like ambulances, police cars and fire brigades. This is made possible by creating a network of vehicles capable of directly communicating between them. The user can, therefore, take driving decisions in a timely manner by considering incoming alerts. Using the support of our GRCBox hardware, the application can rely on vehicular ad-hoc network communications in the 5 GHz band, being V2V （vehicle-to-vehicle） communication provided through a combination of Android-based smartphone and our GRCBox device. The application was tested in three different scenarios with different levels of obstruction, showing that it is capable of providing alerts up to 300 meters, and notifying vehicles within less than one second.

QoS Support in TDMA-Based Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Mobile ad hoc networks （MANETs） are gaining a lot of attention in research lately due to their importance in enabling mobile wireless nodes to communicate without any existing wired or predetermined infrastructures. Furthermore, in order to support the growing need for multimedia and realtime applications, quality of service （QoS） support by the networking protocol is required. Several important QoS parameters that are needed by such applications can be identified. They include bandwidth, end-to-end delay, delay jitter, and bit error rate. A good amount of research has been developed in this area covering different issues and challenges such as developing routing protocols that support bandwidth reservation and delay management. In this paper, the current state of research for QoS support in TDMA-based MANETs at different layers of the networking model is presented and categorized. In addition, the current issues and future challenges involved in this exciting area of research are also included.

A feedback-retransmission based asynchronous frequency hopping MAC protocol for military aeronautical ad hoc networks

Attacking time-sensitive targets has rigid demands for the timeliness and reliability of information transmission, while typical Media Access Control（MAC） designed for this application works well only in very light-load scenarios; as a consequence, the performances of system throughput and channel utilization are degraded. For this problem, a feedback-retransmission based asynchronous FRequency hopping Media Access（FRMA） control protocol is proposed. Burst communication, asynchronous Frequency Hopping（FH）, channel coding, and feedback retransmission are utilized in FRMA. With the mechanism of asynchronous FH, immediate packet transmission and multi-packet reception can be realized, and thus the timeliness is improved.Furthermore, reliability can be achieved via channel coding and feedback retransmission. With theories of queuing theory, Markov model, packets collision model, and discrete Laplace transformation, the formulas of packet success probability, system throughput, average packet end-to-end delay, and delay distribution are obtained. The approximation accuracy of theoretical derivation is verified by experimental results. Within a light-load network, the proposed FRMA has the ability of millisecond delay and 99% reliability as well as outperforms the non-feedback-retransmission based asynchronous frequency hopping media access control protocol.

RMAC： A Reliable MAC Protocol Supporting Multicast for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

This paper presents a new reliable MAC protocol called “RMAC”supporting reliable multicast for wireless ad hoc networks. By utilizing the busy tones to realize the multicast reliability, RMAC has three novelties： （1） it uses a variablelength control frame to stipulate an order for the receivers to respond, thus solving the feedback collision problem; （2） it extends the usage of busy tone for preventing data frame collisions into the multicast scenario; and （3） it introduces a new usage of busy tone for acknowledging data frames positively. In addition, RMAC is generalized into a comprehensive MAC protocol that provides both reliable and unreliable services for all the three modes of communications： unicast, multicast, and broadcast, making it capable of supporting various upper-layer protocols. The evaluation shows that RMAC achieves high reliability with very limited overhead. RMAC is also compared with other reliable MAC protocols, showing that RMAC not only provides higher reliability but also involves lower cost.

Ad hoc网络时钟同步研究

由于ad hoc网络应用环境的多样性且不同的应用具有不同的同步要求,没有一种时钟同步协议可以适应各种情况。在分析了网络时钟同步困难的基础上,结合不同的adhoc网络应用,探讨了不同应用环境下时钟同步协议的特殊性,并介绍了现有典型的adhoc网络时钟同步协议。最后,针对adhoc网络时钟同步中值得进一步研究的几个问题做了初步的分析。

多跳Ad Hoc网络中支持MIMO的分布式拓扑未知时分多址接入协议的研究与分析

针对Ad Hoc网络和MIMO的有效结合,提出了适于多跳Ad Hoc网络的支持MIMO的分布式拓扑未知时分多址接入协议.该协议通过有限域无线网络设计算法在每帧给每个节点分配时隙且无需知道全网拓扑信息,这极大地减小了收集全网拓扑信息的开销.通过预约,每个节点在其分配的无干扰时隙并行发送MIMO链路的所有数据流,并在与其他节点共享的时隙发送MIMO链路的一部份数据流来解决传输冲突.同时推导出保证通过率和最佳帧长.结果显示动态分配MIMO的传输容量和抗干扰能力会极大地提高通过率.

一种均衡流量的Mobile Ad Hoc网络能量路由选择方法

由于Ad hoc网络是能量受限网络,因此如何提高Ad hoc网络的能量效率问题非常重要.该文提出了一种新的路由选择度量,该度量把节点链路层的拥塞度与节点当前剩余能量综合在一起考虑,使得网络中能量消耗和网络负荷能更加均匀地分布,提高了网络的连通性,增加了网络的吞吐量.仿真结果表明,该度量对于不同规模的网络,其吞吐量均有不同程度的提高.

Ad hoc网络接入技术的研究

Ad hoc网络通常是以一个独立的通信网络形式存在的,但为了满足Ad hoc网络实际应用中移动终端访问有线网络资源的需要,就必须实现Ad hoc网络与其它网络的互连。通过对当前Ad hoc网络互连的几种形式及其技术的研究,针对Ad hoc网络的特点详细对基于移动IP原理的接入技术进行了研究。该技术能够实现Ad hoc网络中移动主机的无缝切换,具有安全、稳定的特点,是一种较好的Ad hoc网络接入技术。