Directional Cooperative MAC Protocol Design and Performance Analysis for IEEE 802.11ad WLANs

In this paper, we consider the directional multigigabit (DMG) transmission problem in IEEE 802.11ad wireless local area networks (WLANs) and design a random-access-based medium access control (MAC) layer protocol incorporated with a directional antenna and cooperative communication techniques. A directional cooperative MAC protocol, namely, D-CoopMAC, is proposed to coordinate the uplink channel access among DMG stations (STAs) that operate in an IEEE 802.11ad WLAN. Using a 3-D Markov chain model with consideration of the directional hidden terminal problem, we develop a framework to analyze the performance of the D-CoopMAC protocol and derive a closed-form expression of saturated system throughput. Performance evaluations validate the accuracy of the theoretical analysis and show that the performance of D-CoopMAC varies with the number of DMG STAs or beam sectors. In addition, the D-CoopMAC protocol can significantly improve system performance, as compared with the traditional IEEE 802.11ad MAC protocol.

[1]  Elza Erkip,et al.  User cooperation diversity. Part I. System description , 2003, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[2]  Dmitry Akhmetov,et al.  Ieee 802.11ad: introduction and performance evaluation of the first multi-gbps wifi technology , 2010, mmCom '10.

[3]  Elza Erkip,et al.  User cooperation diversity. Part II. Implementation aspects and performance analysis , 2003, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[4]  Raghupathy Sivakumar,et al.  A Unified MAC Layer Framework for Ad-Hoc Networks With Smart Antennas , 2004, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.

[5]  Leandros Tassiulas,et al.  Cooperation and Directionality: A Co-opdirectional MAC for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks , 2007, 2007 5th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks and Workshops.

[6]  Liliana Blanco Castañeda,et al.  Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes with Applications: Castañeda/Introduction , 2012 .

[7]  Fulvio Babich,et al.  Throughput and Delay Analysis of 802.11-Based Wireless Networks Using Smart and Directional Antennas , 2009, IEEE Transactions on Communications.

[8]  Taskin Koçak,et al.  Throughput and Coverage Performance for IEEE 802.11ad Millimeter-Wave WPANs , 2011, 2011 IEEE 73rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring).

[9]  Aifeng Ren,et al.  Directional virtual carrier sensing for directional antennas in mobile ad hoc networks , 2002, MobiHoc '02.

[10]  Sathya Narayanan,et al.  CoopMAC: A Cooperative MAC for Wireless LANs , 2007, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

[11]  Claude Castelluccia,et al.  Differentiation mechanisms for IEEE 802.11 , 2001, Proceedings IEEE INFOCOM 2001. Conference on Computer Communications. Twentieth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Society (Cat. No.01CH37213).

[12]  Hao Zhu,et al.  On Improving the Performance of IEEE 802.11 with Relay-Enabled PCF , 2004, Mob. Networks Appl..

[13]  Robert E. Hiromoto,et al.  A MAC protocol for mobile ad hoc networks using directional antennas , 2000, 2000 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference. Conference Record (Cat. No.00TH8540).

[14]  Haitao Wu,et al.  Performance of reliable transport protocol over IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN: analysis and enhancement , 2002, Proceedings.Twenty-First Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies.

[15]  Nitin H. Vaidya,et al.  Using directional antennas for medium access control in ad hoc networks , 2002, MobiCom '02.

[16]  Haitao Wu,et al.  WSN02-1: Analysis of IEEE 802.11 DCF with Hidden Terminals , 2006, IEEE Globecom 2006.

[17]  Robert A. Scholtz,et al.  Performance Analysis of , 1998 .

[18]  Tamer Nadeem,et al.  Analysis and Enhancements for IEEE 802.11 Networks Using Directional Antenna With Opportunistic Mechanisms , 2010, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

[19]  Ram Ramanathan,et al.  Ad hoc networking with directional antennas: a complete system solution , 2004, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

[20]  Suresh Subramaniam,et al.  MAC layer performance analysis of multi-hop ad hoc networks , 2004, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2004. GLOBECOM '04..

[21]  A. Girotra,et al.  Performance Analysis of the IEEE 802 . 11 Distributed Coordination Function , 2005 .

[22]  Eldad Perahia,et al.  IEEE 802.11ad: Defining the Next Generation Multi-Gbps Wi-Fi , 2010, 2010 7th IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference.

[23]  P. F. M. Smulders,et al.  Impact of regulations on feasible distance between 60 GHz devices , 2010, Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Antennas and Propagation.

[24]  Jens Zander,et al.  Slotted ALOHA multihop packet radio networks with directional antennas , 1990 .