Adaptive learning based directional MAC protocol for millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless networks

Tiwari, Pooja; Meena, Dilip Kumar; Pillutla, Laxminarayana S.

doi:10.1109/pimrc.2017.8292296

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“…The neighbor discovery mechanism is a great choice for directional propagation systems, as it leads to the establishment of connections without redundancy transmission in random directions. Accordingly, a reinforcement learning (RL) based MAC protocol called adaptive learning directional medium access control (ALD-MAC) [ 70 ] was proposed to enable implicit cooperation between different nodes in the mmWave communication systems by combining a neighbor discovery algorithm with RL. In ALD-MAC, the channel access period is divided into a set of fixed-length frames.…”

Section: Distributed Protocolsmentioning

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MAC Protocols for mmWave Communication: A Comparative Survey

Tarafder

Choi

2022

Sensors

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With the increase in the number of connected devices, to facilitate more users with high-speed transfer rate and enormous bandwidth, millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology has become one of the promising research sectors in both industry and academia. Owing to the advancements in 5G communication, traditional physical (PHY) layer-based solutions are becoming obsolete. Resource allocation, interference management, anti-blockage, and deafness are crucial problems needing resolution for designing modern mmWave communication network architectures. Consequently, comparatively new approaches such as medium access control (MAC) protocol-based utilization can help meet the advancement requirements. A MAC layer accesses channels and prepares the data frames for transmission to all connected devices, which is even more significant in very high frequency bands, i.e., in the mmWave spectrum. Moreover, different MAC protocols have their unique limitations and characteristics. In this survey, to deal with the above challenges and address the limitations revolving around the MAC layers of mmWave communication systems, we investigated the existing state-of-the-art MAC protocols, related surveys, and solutions available for mmWave frequency. Moreover, we performed a categorized qualitative comparison of the state-of-the-art protocols and finally examined the probable approaches to alleviate the critical challenges in future research.

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Section: Distributed Protocolsmentioning

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MAC Protocols for mmWave Communication: A Comparative Survey

Tarafder

Choi

2022

Sensors

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“…Given the wireless dynamic nature, it is unfeasible to design heuristics to cope with the network behavior beforehand. Because of that, some proposals [17] [152]- [158] are making use of ML algorithms to improve their MAC selection/configuration mechanisms. FullMAC implementations have been switched based on classifications learned from the environment.…”

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A Survey on the Programmability of Wireless MAC Protocols

Isolani

Claeys

Donato

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IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

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Self-organizing networks able to adapt to changes in the environment have already been a longstanding research topic. Given the limited number of license-free Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) radio bands, wireless technologies end up competing with one another for the wireless spectrum. As such, the proper employment of Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols is essential to guarantee efficient and reliable wireless communication. At the data link level, there has been extensive research towards programmable and more future-proof MAC protocols (e.g., Software-Defined Radios (SDRs), which enable to reconfigure the entire protocol and hence access/control finegrained radio functionalities). However, actual deployments are so far limited because of performance issues and cost. With the increasing popularity of Software-Defined Networking (SDN), also in the wireless domain, and the increasing performance of SDRs, we are evolving into a fully programmable data link layer. In this survey, we deliver: a landscape of the state-of-theart on programmable MAC protocols; a coherent terminology that represents scope and level of programmability supported; an in-depth study of their advantages and disadvantages; and a discussion about future research challenges on MAC programmability. Many surveys have investigated the use of specific MAC protocols for a wide range of optimization criteria and application demands. This survey is the first that investigates the scope and the level of programmability that MAC protocols support. TABLE I RELATED SURVEYS ARTICLES ON WIRELESS MAC PROTOCOLS AND THEIR MAIN TARGETS. Authors Year Main Target Focus Technology H. Peyravi [18] 1999 Classify MAC protocols based on five classes: fixed assignments, Mode-of-operation Satellite Networks demand assignment, random access, hybrid of random access Performance and reservation, and adaptive protocols. Reconfigurability A. C. V. Gummalla 2000 Classify MAC protocols based on architecture design, Mode-of-operation Wireless Networks and J. O. Limb [19] mode-of-operation, performance, and application domain. Architecture S. Kumar, V. S. 2006 Classify MAC protocols based on their brief description, Mode-of-operation Ad Hoc Networks Raghavan, and J. Deng [20] mode-of-operation, and underlying features. Underlying Features I. Demirkol, C. Ersoy, 2006 Describe MAC protocols emphasizing energy consumption, Mode-of-operation WSNs and F. Alagoz [21] strengths and weaknesses. Energy efficiency T. V. Krishna 2009 Compare MAC protocols for centralized and decentralized Architecture CRNs and A. Das [22] Opportunistic Spectrum Access (OSA) networks. Reconfigurability C. Cormio and 2009 Compare MAC protocols according to its features and the Mode-of-operation CRNs K. R. Chowdhury [23] different modes-of-operation. Underlying features M. J. Booysen, S. Zeadally, 2011 Survey the different MAC protocols focusing on the benefits and Mode-of-operation Vehicular Ad Hoc and G. J. van Rooyen [24] limitations of their mode-of-operation on future deployments. Performance...

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