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In this paper, we propose a multi-channel full-duplex Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol for cognitive radio networks (MFDC-MAC). Our design exploits the fact that full-duplex (FD) secondary users (SUs) can perform spectrum sensing and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-02 Tan Le Thanh , Long Bao Le

In this paper we present a cooperative medium access control (MAC) protocol that is designed for a physical layer that can decode interfering transmissions in distributed wireless networks. The proposed protocol pro-actively enforces two…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-01-09 Antonios Argyriou

This paper addresses the radio interface problematic for MANET (Mobile Ad-hoc NETwork) applications. Here we propose to study the radio reconfigurability in order to provide a unique physical layer which is able to deal with all MANET…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2010-02-03 Aubin Lecointre , Daniela Dragomirescu , Robert Plana

Simulation studies are conducted at different levels of details for assessing the performance of Media Access Control (MAC) protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). In the present-day scenario where hundreds of MAC protocols have been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-22 Shama Siddiqui , Anwar Ahmed Khan , Indrakshi Dey

Radar technology presents untapped potential for continuous, contactless, and passive heart rate monitoring via consumer electronics like mobile phones. However the variety of available radar systems and lack of standardization means that a…

WiMax is a promising network of today industry. It provides P2P and P2MP point to multipoint broadband services up to thirty miles. Its operational frequency range is 10 GHz to 60 GHz. It provides data rate of 75Mbps per channel; with an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-10-23 Safeeullah Soomro , Adnan Alam Khan , Abdul Ghafoor Memon , Asim Iftikhar , Maree Mujeeb-u-Rehman

Efficient medium access control (MAC) is critical for enabling low-latency and reliable communication in industrial Machine-to-Machine (M2M) net-works, where timely data delivery is essential for seamless operation. The presence of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-24 Anwar Ahmed Khan , Indrakshi Dey

We consider distributed estimation of a Gaussian vector with a linear observation model in an inhomogeneous wireless sensor network, where a fusion center (FC) reconstructs the unknown vector, using a linear estimator. Sensors employ…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-08-24 Alireza Sani , Azadeh Vosoughi

This paper proposes a distributed Reinforcement Learning (RL) based framework that can be used for synthesizing MAC layer wireless protocols in IoT networks with low-complexity wireless transceivers. The proposed framework does not rely on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-30 Hrishikesh Dutta , Subir Biswas

It is well known that biology-inspired self-maintaining algorithms in wireless sensor nodes achieve near optimum time division multiple access (TDMA) characteristics in a decentralized manner and with very low complexity. We extend such…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-05-18 Dujdow Buranapanichkit , Yiannis Andreopoulos

Energy efficiency is an important performance measure of wireless network protocols, especially for battery-powered mobile devices such as smartphones. This paper presents a new energy-efficient medium access control (MAC) scheme for fully…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-15 K. Rahimi Malekshan , W. Zhuang , Y. Lostanlen

This paper investigates the problem of distributed medium access control in a time slotted wireless multiple access network with an unknown finite number of homogeneous users. Assume that each user has a single transmission option. In each…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-11-28 Yanru Tang , Faeze Heydaryan , Jie Luo

In this paper, we consider an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system with wireless power transfer (WPT) where multiple unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based radars serve multiple clusters of energy-limited communication users in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-02 Omid Rezaei , Mohammad Mahdi Naghsh , Seyed Mohammad Karbasi , Mohammad Mahdi Nayebi

We study mission-critical networking in wireless communication networks, where network users are subject to critical events such as emergencies and crises. If a critical event occurs to a user, the user needs to send necessary information…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-04-06 Jaeok Park , Mihaela van der Schaar

A memoryless state-dependent multiple-access channel (MAC) is considered, where two transmitters wish to convey their messages to a single receiver while simultaneously sensing (estimating) the respective states via generalized feedbacks.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-01 Mehrasa Ahmadipour , Michele Wigger , Mari Kobayashi

Medium access in 5G systems was tailored to accommodate diverse traffic classes through network resource slicing. 6G wireless systems are expected to be significantly reliant on Artificial Intelligence (AI), leading to data-driven and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Shashi Raj Pandey , Fabio Saggese , Junya Shiraishi , Federico Chiariotti , Petar Popovski

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are being deployed for different applications, each having its own structure, goals and requirements. Medium access control (MAC) protocols play a significant role in WSNs and hence should be tuned to the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-02-10 Abolfazl Asudeh , Gergely V. Zaruba , Sajal K. Das

Over the past decade we have witnessed a rapid growth and development in wireless communication systems, to the point that conventional spectrum allocation policies may not be able to fulfill them all. Federal Communications Commission…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-02-11 Armin Banaei , Costas N. Georghiades

In Machine to Machine (M2M) networks, a robust Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol is crucial to enable numerous machine-type devices to concurrently access the channel. Most literatures focus on developing simplex (reservation or…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yi Liu , Chau Yuen , Jiming Chen , Xianghui Cao

In cognitive radio networks, spectrum sensing is a crucial technique to discover spectrum opportunities for the Secondary Users (SUs). The quality of spectrum sensing is evaluated by both sensing accuracy and sensing efficiency. Here,…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2013-04-23 Yi Liu , Shengli Xie , Rong Yu , Yan Zhang , Chau Yuen