Chain RTS/CTS Scheme for Aerial Multihop Communications

Sarı T. T., Seçinti G.

IEEE 18th Annual Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), ELECTR NETWORK, 9 - 13 January 2021 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
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  • Doi Number: 10.1109/ccnc49032.2021.9369453
  • Country: ELECTR NETWORK
  • Keywords: ad hoc networks, collision avoidance, RTS/CTS, IEEE 802.11, UAV, aerial networks, FRAMEWORK
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Existing off-the-shelf Wi-Fi technologies lack in terms of providing reliable multihop links for communication-intensive applications. This drawback severely limits the potential of tactical aerial networks, where reliable multihop communication is a must for successful operation. In this paper, we propose a new chain RTS/CTS scheme for multihop communication in Aerial Networks. Our proposed scheme uses the existing IEEE 802.11 Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) as a stepping stone and extends the capabilities of collision avoidance (CA) mechanism to reserve channels dynamically throughout the multihop communication link. Extensive simulation results, gathered on OMNET++, show 37% throughput improvement in multihop links with 68% increased connection establishment time when compared to existing IEEE 802.11 IBSS with simple channel hopping enhancement.