Spread Spectrum based MAC Protocol for Ad Hoc Networks

Recently there has been a strong interest in utilizing high-gain directional antennas for both transmission and reception in wireless ad hoc networks. Different MAC layer protocols have been proposed in the literature to be used in ad hoc networks with directional antennas. In this paper, a new  MAC layer protocol is proposed which is based on CDMA. Simulation results show that the proposed solution can dramatically improve the throughput of the network.

Mohammad Sheikh Zefreh – Pejman Khadivi
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Isfahan University of Technology