| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455446 | Computers & Electrical Engineering | 2012 | 9 Pages |
It is well known that the 802.11 Medium Access Control Protocol faces challenging problems in dense WLAN deployments. The major problem is interference, which leads to collisions or causes wireless nodes to defer from transmission for long time periods. One way to alleviate interference is to employ a time-slotted access scheme when high interference is observed. However, when the number of interfering links is high, it might not be possible to schedule all interfering links with an acceptable number of time slots, especially if both uplink and downlink traffic are considered. In this article, we propose and evaluate a novel idea of combining the RTS/CTS mechanism and time slotting to solve this problem. Results of detailed simulation experiments have shown that such a combined approach has a good potential to be used in future WLANs implementations.
Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► We develop a method for interference mitigation in 802.11 WLANs. ► The method is recommended under high interference conditions. ► The method uses efficient scheduling algorithm jointly with RTS/CTS for transmissions from hidden links. ► Joint RTS/CTS and time slotting is found to be useful for mitigating high interference.
