On the use of directional antennas for sensor networks

Cesar Santivanez; Jason Redi

On the use of directional antennas for sensor networks

Cesar Santivanez, Jason Redi

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Abstract

Directional antennas have been shown to have the potential to provide dramatic increases in throughput and reduction in delay, while simultaneously requiring lower transmit power and increasing LPI/LPD and A/J qualities. Among military systems, sensor systems have a strong need for such characteristics due to their inability to move, length of deployment time, as well as a need for stealth operation. In this paper we describe and analyze significant issues for contention-based MACs for directional antennas which are of particular interest to sensor systems. We also provide a MAC design that overcomes these difficulties.

Original language	English
Pages	670-675
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	MILCOM 2003 - 2003 IEEE Military Communications Conference - Monterey, CA, United States Duration: 13 Oct 2003 → 16 Oct 2003

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Conference	MILCOM 2003 - 2003 IEEE Military Communications Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Monterey, CA
Period	13/10/03 → 16/10/03

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