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A Fair Cooperative MAC Protocol in IEEE 802.11 WLAN

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  • Seyed Davoud Mousavi

    (Department of Computer, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 81595-158, Iran)

  • Rasool Sadeghi

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, Dolatabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 83418-57185, Iran)

  • Mohamadreza Karimi

    (Department of Computer Engineering, Dolatabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 83418-57185, Iran)

  • Erfan Karimian

    (Department of Computer Engineering, Dolatabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 83418-57185, Iran)

  • Mohammad Reza Soltan Aghaei

    (Department of Computer, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 81595-158, Iran)

Abstract

Cooperative communication techniques have recently enabled wireless technologies to overcome their challenges. The main objective of these techniques is to improve resource allocation. In this paper, we propose a new protocol in medium access control (MAC) of the IEEE 802.11 standard. In our new protocol, which is called Fair Cooperative MAC (FC-MAC), every relay node participates in cooperation proportionally to its provided cooperation gain. This technique improves network resource allocation by exploiting the potential capacity of all relay candidates. Simulation results demonstrate that the FC-MAC protocol presents better performance in terms of throughput, fairness, and network lifetime.

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  • Seyed Davoud Mousavi & Rasool Sadeghi & Mohamadreza Karimi & Erfan Karimian & Mohammad Reza Soltan Aghaei, 2018. "A Fair Cooperative MAC Protocol in IEEE 802.11 WLAN," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:10:y:2018:i:5:p:39-:d:144322
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