A MAC Layer Protocol for Priority-based Reliable Multicast in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

Murat Demirbas; Muzammil Hussain

3rd International ICST Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems

Research Article

A MAC Layer Protocol for Priority-based Reliable Multicast in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

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Murat Demirbas
Muzammil Hussain
Year: 2006
A MAC Layer Protocol for Priority-based Reliable Multicast in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
BROADNETS
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374404

Murat Demirbas¹, Muzammil Hussain¹

1: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260

Abstract

RTS-CTS handshake based protocols achieve "reliable unicast" by eliminating the hidden node problem effectively, however, these solutions are not directly or efficiently gener- alizablefor solving the "reliable multicast"problem; multicast remains as a best-effort operation in wireless ad hoc networks. Here, we present a simple, light-weight, and self- stabilizing MAC protocol, namely busy elimination multiple access (BEMA) protocol, for solving the reliable multicast problem. BE MA grants on-demand access to the channel-rather than assigning fixed slots as in TDMA based approaches-and supports prioritization of traffic, thereby providing a useful building block for applications with reliability and quality-of service requirements.

Published: 2006-10-05
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374404