New MAC schemes: CTMA and CRMA-one approach for 'hidden terminal problem'

Hiroshi Shigeno, Chien Ho Chen, Kaname Arai, Yoshihiro Ohnishi Teruo Yokoyama, Yutaka Matsushita

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Abstract

In this paper we propose two new MAC schemes to resolve the hidden terminal problem in the radio LAN environment. These schemes, called channel tone multiple access (CTMA) and channel reservation multiple access (CRMA), were compared with carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) through computer simulations in terms of throughput and delay characteristics. With the CTMA scheme, the maximum throughput and packet delay are sensitive to nomalized propagation delay. For small propagation delays, performance with hidden terminals is better than that of CSMA without hidden terminals, making CTMA attractive for the radio LAN environment. The CRMA scheme uses a control channel based on CSMA and is basically affected by hidden terminals. However, due to dynamic arrangement of reservations at a central station, CRMA performs much better than CSMA with hidden terminals. Making the request packet length sufficiently short compared with the data packet length can significantly reduce wasted transmissions caused by hidden terminals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications, PCCC 1993
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages326-331
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0780309227, 9780780309227
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993 Jan 1
Event1993 Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications, PCCC 1993 - Tempe, United States
Duration: 1993 Mar 231993 Mar 26

Publication series

NameProceedings of Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications, PCCC 1993

Conference

Conference1993 Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications, PCCC 1993
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTempe
Period93/3/2393/3/26

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software

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