Title
WiFlex: Multi-Channel Cooperative Protocols for Heterogeneous Wireless Devices
Abstract
In ISM bands, many wireless protocols proliferate such as 802.11, Bluetooth, and ZigBee. However, these incompatible protocols create complex coexistence and connectivity problems. If the same trend continues, similar interference and performance problems will continue to exist in future unlicensed bands. As new unlicensed bands open up, one can take a different approach to spectrum sharing. Instead of proposing a new MAC protocol for each type of application, we propose a family of parameterized MAC protocols called WiFlex that can tailor to different application needs ranging from wireless sensors to media center. Yet, these protocols within this family are compatible with each other to allow communication and spectrum-sharing coordination among different types of devices. We envision this family to be based on an OFDM-like multichannel physical layer. The contribution of this paper includes the discovery of an asynchronous split phase (ASP) protocol with dynamic priority support. This protocol enables powerful devices to achieve a high throughput and protects low power devices with urgent but only occasional transmissions. It is distributed and data collision-free. Moreover, it can support low delays for real time applications. The performance of the protocols are evaluated using an extension of NS-2. The results demonstrate the coexistence of devices with disparate radio characteristics and the support of applications with different requirements with good performance.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/WCNC.2008.267
WCNC
Keywords
Field
DocType
wiflex,unlicensed band,medium access control protocol,ofdm modulation,ofdm-like multichannel cooperative protocol,wireless channels,heterogeneous wireless devices,asynchronous split phase protocol,spectrum sharing,access protocols,spectrum,physical layer,high throughput
Asynchronous communication,Wireless,Computer science,Computer network,Physical layer,Ranging,Interference (wave propagation),Throughput,Bluetooth,Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing,Distributed computing
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1525-3511
978-1-4244-1997-5
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.43
8
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ji-Woong Lee134834.51
Jeonghoon Mo21437113.94
Tran Minh Trung3162.18
Jean C. Walrand4898168.78
Hoi-Sheung Wilson So538224.78