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GLOBECOM
2007
IEEE
15 years 6 months ago
Multi-Class QoS in 802.11 Networks Using Gentle Decrease of Multiple Contention Windows
—IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) uses a binary exponential backoff algorithm to arbitrate simultaneous channel access by multiple stations. When a station sen...
Bushra Anjum, Zartash Afzal Uzmi
ICC
2007
IEEE
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16 years 22 days ago
Maximal Lifetime Rate and Power Allocation for Sensor Networks with Data Distortion Constraints
— We address a lifetime maximization problem for a single-hop wireless sensor network where multiple sensors encode and communicate their measurements of a Gaussian random source...
James C. F. Li, Subhrakanti Dey, Jamie S. Evans
MOBIHOC
2002
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
On the minimum node degree and connectivity of a wireless multihop network
This paper investigates two fundamental characteristics of a wireless multihop network: its minimum node degree and its k?connectivity. Both topology attributes depend on the spat...
Christian Bettstetter
AHSWN
2006
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15 years 6 months ago
Geometric Chemotaxis: A Biologically-Inspired Framework for a Class of Wireless Coverage Problems
Abstract-- We present a new, biologically-inspired algorithm for the problem of covering a given region with wireless "units" (sensors or base-stations). The general prob...
Hidayet Ozgur Sanli, Rahul Simha, Bhagirath Naraha...
GLOBECOM
2010
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
Passively Controllable Smart Antennas
Abstract-- This work deals with devising a secure, powerefficient, beam-steerable and on-chip transmission system for wireless sensor networks. A passively controllable smart (PCS)...
Javad Lavaei, Aydin Babakhani, Ali Hajimiri, John ...