QoS and energy saving routing and MAC mechanisms for wireless networks

Vasileios Gkamas, Panagiotis Kokkinos, Emmanouel Varvarigos

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Abstract

This chapter describes routing and medium access control (MAC) mechanisms for providing Quality of Service (QoS) together with energy savings in wireless ad hoc networks. The proposed mechanisms operate in a cross-layer optimization logic, in the direction of either minimizing total energy consumption in the network or maximizing network lifetime, while at the same time providing QoS to the end users. The authors present a multi-cost routing approach, where various cost parameters and optimization functions are defined and used for selecting the paths to be followed. Also, routing and MAC protocols are investigated for the case where nodes have variable transmission power capabilities. Finally, the performance of the proposed protocols is evaluated and compared to that of other well-known routing and MAC protocols.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWireless Network Traffic and Quality of Service Support: Trends and Standards
PublisherIGI Global
Pages135-177
Number of pages43
ISBN (Print)9781615207718
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

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