Title
A mobility-adaptive TDMA MAC for real-time data in wireless networks
Abstract
In this paper, we present a TDMA MAC protocol for scenarios with real-time traffic like voice streams. While many previous works assume stationary networks, DynaMAC can quickly adapt to changing topologies while not violating delay guarantees for even a single data packet with high probability. By intelligent data aggregation, DynaMAC also accounts for the fact that the large synchronization preambles of high-speed PHYs make transmissions of very small packets like voice samples extremely inefficient. Further, it introduces a novel segmentation concept, which results in a discrete set of potential per-node delay guarantees, which can be exploited by higher layers to balance the endto-end delay of routes with different lengths. Finally, the slot allocation strategy tries to ensure a contiguous placement of unassigned slots, so that larger best-effort packets can be efficiently transmitted with a minimum of fragmentation. We validate our propositions with expressive simulations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1007/978-3-540-79549-0_70
Networking
Keywords
Field
DocType
intelligent data aggregation,delay guarantee,single data packet,wireless network,different length,real-time data,mobility-adaptive tdma mac,voice sample,contiguous placement,tdma mac protocol,voice stream,potential per-node delay guarantee,endto-end delay,end to end delay,data aggregation,best effort,real time data
Wireless network,Synchronization,Real-time data,Segmentation,Computer science,Network packet,Computer network,Network topology,Time division multiple access,Data aggregator
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
4982
0302-9743
3-540-79548-0
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.35
4
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Johannes Lessmann113414.73
Dirk Held220.35