Medium Access Control in Ultra-Wideband Wireless Networks

X.S. Shen, W. Zhuang, H. Jiang, J. Cai
2005 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology  
Ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission is an emerging wireless communication technology with unique potential merits such as high-rate, low-transmission power, immunity to multipath propagation, and capability in precise positioning. It has received significant interests for future wireless communications from both academia and industry. In UWB wireless networks, medium access control (MAC) is essential to coordinate the channel access among competing devices. The unique UWB characteristics not only
more » ... pose significant challenges but also offer great opportunities in efficient UWB MAC design. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of UWB MAC development on four important aspects: multiple access, overhead reduction, resource allocation, and quality of service (QoS) provisioning, and identifies some future research issues. Index Terms-Medium access control (MAC), quality of service (QoS), resource allocation, ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission, wireless personal area network (WPAN).
doi:10.1109/tvt.2005.853888 fatcat:6r2lxylc4fcqbdg4gspfrqn6du