Multi-group priority queueing MAC protocol for multipacket reception channel

Wen Fang Yang*, Jwo-Yuh Wu, Li-Chun Wang, Ta-Sung Lee

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Abstract

Relying on a simple flag-assisted mechanism, a multigroup priority queueing (MGPQ) medium access control (MAC) protocol is proposed for the multipacket reception (MPR) channel. The proposed MGPQ scheme is capable of overcoming two major performance bottlenecks inherent in the existing MPR MAC protocols. First, the proposed solution can automatically produce the list of active users by observing the network traffic conditions, removes the need of active user estimation algorithm, and thus can largely reduce the algorithm complexity. Second, the packet blocking constraint imposed on the active users for keeping compliant with prediction is relaxed. As a result, the proposed MGPQ is not only applicable to both homogeneous and heterogeneous cases, but also outperforms the existing MPR MAC protocols. Simulation results show that the network throughput can be improved by 40% maximum and 14% average as compared with the well known dynamic queue (DQ) MAC protocol.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWCNC 2008 - IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Conference Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
Pages1673-1678
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781424419968
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2008
EventIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2008 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 31 Mar 20083 Apr 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
ISSN (Print)1525-3511

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period31/03/083/04/08

Keywords

  • MAC protocol
  • Medium access control
  • Multipacket reception
  • Wireless networks

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