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We present an unsourced multiple access (UMAC) scheme tailored to high-mobility wireless channels. The proposed construction is based on orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation and sparse interleaver division multiple access…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Davide Bergamasco , Federico Clazzer , Paolo Casari

This two-part paper presents a feedback-based cross-layer framework for distributed sensing and estimation of a dynamic process by a wireless sensor network (WSN). Sensor nodes wirelessly communicate measurements to the fusion center (FC).…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-06-23 Nicolo Michelusi , Urbashi Mitra

A composite impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) communication system is presented. The proposed system model aims to transmit UWB pulses over several kilometers through free-space optical (FSO) links and depending on the link design, the…

Optics · Physics 2013-03-25 Kemal Davaslioglu

This paper studies the performance of partial-Rake (PRake) receivers in impulse-radio ultrawideband wireless networks when an energy-efficient power control scheme is adopted. Due to the large bandwidth of the system, the multipath channel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 G. Bacci , M. Luise , H. V. Poor

This paper focuses on contention-based Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols used in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). We propose a novel MAC protocol called Adaptive Backoff Tuning MAC (ABTMAC) based on IEEE 802.11 DCF. In our proposed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-11-04 Amin Jamali , Seyed Mostafa Safavi Hemami , Mehdi Berenjkoub , Hossein Saidi

Wireless on-chip communication is a promising candidate to address the performance and efficiency issues that arise when scaling current Network-on-Chip (NoC) techniques to manycore processors. A Wireless Network-on-Chip (WNoC) can serve…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-06-19 Sergi Abadal , Albert Mestres , Josep Torrellas , Eduard Alarcón , Albert Cabellos-Aparicio

In unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted wake-up radio (WuR)-enabled internet of things (IoT) networks, UAVs can instantly activate the main radios (MRs) of the sensor nodes (SNs) with a wake-up call (WuC) for efficient data collection in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Syed Luqman Shah , Ziaul Haq Abbas , Ghulam Abbas , Nurul Huda Mahmood

In this two-part paper, we propose a novel medium access control (MAC) protocol for machine-type communications in the industrial internet of things. The considered use case features a limited geographical area and a massive number of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-11-24 Jie Gao , Weihua Zhuang , Mushu Li , Xuemin , Shen , Xu Li

In low power wireless sensor networks, MAC protocols usually employ periodic sleep/wake schedule to reduce idle listening time. Even though this mechanism is simple and efficient, it results in high end-to-end latency and low throughput. On…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2010-08-18 Behnam Dezfouli , Marjan Radi , Shukor Abd Razak

This paper investigates a cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) system where distributed access points (APs) perform integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) tasks, enabling simultaneous user communication and target…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Sergi Liesegang , Stefano Buzzi , Carmen D'Andrea

In this paper, a novel framework for guaranteeing ultra-reliable millimeter wave (mmW) communications using multiple artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) is proposed. The use of multiple AI-powered…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-08-20 Mehdi Naderi Soorki , Walid Saad , Mehdi Bennis , Choong Seon Hong

Energy-efficient medium access control (MAC) protocols remain critical in resource-constrained Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and IoT deployments, especially under mixed traffic patterns that combine event-driven and continuous monitoring…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Jesmine Damilola Omonori , Iyanu Tomiwa Durotola , Godspower Paul Osilama

We analyze the performance of coherent impulsive-radio (IR) ultra-wideband (UWB) channel in presence of the interference generated by concurrent transmissions of the systems with the same impulsive radio. We derive a novel algorithm, using…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2007-07-13 Bozidar Radunovic , Jean-Yves Le Boudec , Raymond Knopp

In recent years, UWB has garnered widespread attention in academia and industry due to its low power consumption, wide bandwidth, and high time resolution characteristics. This paper introduces the design of an asynchronous IR-UWB…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-04 Fan Liu , Bofeng Zheng , Tingting Zhang , Qinyu Zhang

Receiver-initiated medium access control protocols for wireless sensor networks are theoretically able to adapt to changing network conditions in a distributed manner. However, existing algorithms rely on fixed beacon rates at each…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-12-21 Miguel Rodríguez-Pérez , Sergio Herrería-Alonso , Manuel Fernández-Veiga , Cándido López-García

We consider the design of cognitive Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols enabling a secondary (unlicensed) transmitter-receiver pair to communicate over the idle periods of a set of primary (licensed) channels. More specifically, we…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-07-25 Omar Mehanna , Ahmed Sultan , Hesham El Gamal

Energy conservation has been an important area of interest in Wireless Sensor networks (WSNs). Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols play an important role in energy conservation. In this paper, we describe CSMA based MAC protocols for WSN…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-05-09 Himanshu singh , Bhaskar Biswas

Energy Efficiency in wireless sensor networks is an important topic in which the nodes rely on battery power, and efficient energy usage is a key issue for sensitive applications that require long working times. This stimulates many…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-02-03 Ghassan Samara

The integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technique has been considered a key enabler for 6G radio access networks. ISAC fulfills a brand new paradigm shift in wireless networks via the seamless interplay between communication and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-03 Kexin Chen , Yijie Mao , Wonjae Shin , Bruno Clerckx , Christos Masouros

In addressing wireless networked control systems (WNCS) subject to unexpected packet loss and uncertainties, this paper presents a practical Model Predictive Control (MPC) based control scheme with considerations of of packet dropouts,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-14 inghao Cao , Subhan Khan , Wanchun Liu , Yonghui Li , Branka Vucetic