Abstract
Adaptive beamforming has been shown to sub-stantially improve the performance of a slotted Aloha packet radio system. In this paper we present a slotted Aloha based random access protocol designed to be employed in conjunction with adaptive beamforming, for use in a sectorized wireless system. The focus is on a cross-layer design approach, in which information about the status of packet transmissions is utilized to dynamically adapt antenna beams among the sectors in a cell. This scheme is especially robust against the network inefficiencies due to uneven and time-varying traffic load densities within the sectors of a cell. Simulation results demonstrate the substantial enhancement in throughput and delay performance due to the proposed scheme.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5160-5164 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 7 |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | 2004 IEEE 60th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC2004-Fall: Wireless Technologies for Global Security - Los Angeles, CA, United States Duration: 26 Sep 2004 → 29 Sep 2004 |