基于超宽带的ad hoc网络的mac协议研究-research on mac protocol of ad hoc network based on ultra-wideband.docxVIP

AbstractInrecentyears,therehasbeenagrowinginterestinUltra-wideband(UWB) communicationsystems.UWBsystemshaveanumberofadvantagesovernarrow-band and conventional wide-band systems:Itispotentiallyabletosupporthighdataratesinindoordensemultipath environments,withlowpowerconsumptionandlowcomplexityintermsoftransmission and reception operations.UWBisintrinsicflexibilitybecauseoftheparametersofthephysicallayerthatcan be controlled bythe upper layers.UWBworksefficientlyinanasynchronousenvironment,afeaturethatmakeUWB enablesadistributedmultichannelmediumaccesscontrol(MAC)protocol,whichbeable toimprovesthethroughputofAdHocnetworks.SoUWBisparticularlysuitableforAdHocnetworks.However,mostMACprotocolsforUWBtargetsmallwirelesspersonalarea networks(WPAN)andcellular networks,they arenotsuitableforAdHocnetworks.When UWBisusedinAdHocnetworks,itisimportantforMACprotocoldesigntoconsiderthe impactofsynchronizationtime.Thisparametertendstobequitehigh,oftheorderoftens ofmicrosecondsoreventensofmilliseconds.Suchalongsynchronizationtimewillcause significant overhead, sincethe data rate of UWB systemsis expected to beveryhigh.InviewoftheimpactthattheUWB PhysicalLayermakestotheMACLayer,Starting with thethroughputexpressions, wederivetheadaptive algorithmthat canmaximize throughput.Andwiththisalgorithm,wedesignacross-layeradaptivemultichannelMACprotocolforAdHocnetworksbasedonUWB.Theprotocolcanadjusttherate、thelengthofthedatapacketandthenumber ofthe fragmentationaccordto thelevelofSNR experiencedatthedestination.Whenthecommunicationenvironmentiswell,thesender canincreasetherateandthelengthofthepacket,decreasethenumberof thefragmentation, andviceversa.TheadjustableparametersenabletheMACprotocoltoadapttoadynamic communication environment.InordertoanalyzetheperformanceoftheproposedMACprotocol,wefirstmakea theorydeduction;andsecond,theprotocolissimulatedinGloMoSimnetworkssimulator. Simulationsshowthat,comparedwithMACprotocolswhichsendingeachupper-layer packetindividuallywithfixedrateanddatapacket’sl