Modeling energy consumption of dual-hop relay based MAC protocols in ad hoc networks

Ahmad, R., Zheng, F. C. and Drieberg, M. (2009) Modeling energy consumption of dual-hop relay based MAC protocols in ad hoc networks. Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2009 (968323). ISSN 1687-1499 doi: 10.1155/2009/968323

Abstract/Summary

Given that the next and current generation networks will coexist for a considerable period of time, it is important to improve the performance of existing networks. One such improvement recently proposed is to enhance the throughput of ad hoc networks by using dual-hop relay-based transmission schemes. Since in ad hoc networks throughput is normally related to their energy consumption, it is important to examine the impact of using relay-based transmissions on energy consumption. In this paper, we present an analytical energy consumption model for dual-hop relay-based medium access control (MAC) protocols. Based on the recently reported relay-enabled Distributed Coordination Function (rDCF), we have shown the efficacy of the proposed analytical model. This is a generalized model and can be used to predict energy consumption in saturated relay-based ad hoc networks. This model can predict energy consumption in ideal environment and with transmission errors. It is shown that using a relay results in not only better throughput but also better energy efficiency. Copyright (C) 2009 Rizwan Ahmad et al.

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