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32nd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2007)
pp. 125-132
A Novel MIMO-Aware Distributed Media Access Control Scheme for IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks
Dan J. Dechene, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Khalim Amjad Meerja, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Abdallah Shami, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Serguei Primak, University of Western Ontario, Canada
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This paper proposes a new distributed media access
control (MAC) scheme to improve the network performance
of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless systems.
In particular, this novel MAC scheme efficiently schedules
two simultaneous transmissions between wireless stations (each
equipped with three antennas) that are located in a single collision
domain. Along with weighted nulling and intelligent packet
fragmentation, this MAC scheme is capable of providing more
efficient utilization of channel resources. The proposed MIMO-aware
MAC scheme is compatible with the IEEE 802.11 standard.
Detailed simulations are carried out to study the performance
of the proposed scheme. The performance of the MIMO-aware
MAC scheme is also compared with a recently proposed MIMO
MAC scheme in the literature which is compatible with the
IEEE 802.11 standard. Comparisons reveal that the proposed
MIMO-aware MAC scheme achieves better throughput and delay
performance under both saturated and unsaturated conditions.
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Citation:
Dan J. Dechene, Khalim Amjad Meerja, Abdallah Shami, Serguei Primak,
"A Novel MIMO-Aware Distributed Media Access Control Scheme for IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks,"
lcn,
pp. 125-132,
32nd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2007),
2007
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