Proceedings of the Workshop on ns-3

Research Article

Extending the IEEE 802.11ad Model: Scheduled Access, Spatial Reuse, Clustering, and Relaying

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/3067665.3067667,
        author={Hany Assasa and Joerg Widmer},
        title={Extending the IEEE 802.11ad Model: Scheduled Access, Spatial Reuse, Clustering, and Relaying},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the Workshop on ns-3},
        publisher={ACM},
        proceedings_a={WNS3},
        year={2017},
        month={7},
        keywords={Millimeter Wave IEEE 802.11ad 60 GHz WiGig ns-3},
        doi={10.1145/3067665.3067667}
    }
    
  • Hany Assasa
    Joerg Widmer
    Year: 2017
    Extending the IEEE 802.11ad Model: Scheduled Access, Spatial Reuse, Clustering, and Relaying
    WNS3
    ACM
    DOI: 10.1145/3067665.3067667
Hany Assasa1,*, Joerg Widmer2
  • 1: IMDEA Networks Institute and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Madrid, Spain
  • 2: IMDEA Networks Institute Madrid, Spain
*Contact email: hany.assasa@imdea.org

Abstract

Millimeter-wave technology is one of the main pillars of the future wireless networks. �e main reason lies in the quantum leap of capacity it provides with respect to wireless networks operating in the sub 6-GHz band. Nevertheless, e􀀂cient and reliable commu-nication in this band demands novel techniques to tackle all the associated barriers related to wireless propagation in those bands. In this paper, we present the extension of our ns-3 IEEE 802.11ad model and provide design and implementation details of the new techniques, including dynamic and static channel access schemes, decentralized clustering, beamformed link maintenance, spatial sharing, and half-duplex relay operation as de􀀀ned in the IEEE 802.11ad amendment. We show how these techniques can boost and enhance wireless networking operation in the 60 GHz band. Our work is the 􀀀rst to implement these techniques in a networking simulator and make the implementation publicly available.