Ad-hoc wireless networks are one of the fastest
growing technology in the today’s world. It is a collection of
nodes which dynamically form a temporary network without
any infrastructure. Medium Access Control(MAC) protocols
are responsible for coordinating the access from active nodes
in this network. MAC protocols are very importance for the
wireless communication channel is inherently prone to errors
and some problems such as hidden terminal problem and
exposed terminal problem. Although a lot of researcher has
been conducted on MAC protocols, the various issues
involved have mostly been presented in isolation of each
other. so, in this survey paper we present a classification of
MAC protocols and their brief dicription, based on their
operating principles and underlying features.
Gopal Singh Bhadoriya : Department of Computer Science, ITM University, Gwalior, M.P., India
Reena Chauhan : Department of Computer Science, ITM University, Gwalior, M.P., India
Ad-hoc Network
Issues
MAC Protocols
Security
Mobile Ad-hoc network is a current investigation topic. For
efficient MAC protocol many investigations have been
done. In this paper we have tried to survey MAC protocol
mainly from a technical point of view. This paper provides the fastest study of MAC protocol with various research
issues. These issues may be used for further research work
for improving the network’s performance.
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