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In this paper, we present a TDMA MAC protocol for scenarios with real-time traffic like voice streams. While many previous works assume stationary networks, DynaMAC can quickly adapt to changing topologies while not violating delay guarantees for even a single data packet with high probability. By intelligent data aggregation, DynaMAC also accounts for the fact that the large synchronization preambles of high-speed PHYs make transmissions of very small packets like voice samples extremely inefficient. Further, it introduces a novel segmentation concept, which results in a discrete set of potential per-node delay guarantees, which can be exploited by higher layers to balance the end-to-end delay of routes with different lengths. Finally, the slot allocation strategy tries to ensure a contiguous placement of unassigned slots, so that larger best-effort packets can be efficiently transmitted with a minimum of fragmentation. We validate our propositions with expressive simulations.
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Lessmann, J., Held, D. (2008). A Mobility-Adaptive TDMA MAC for Real-Time Data in Wireless Networks. In: Das, A., Pung, H.K., Lee, F.B.S., Wong, L.W.C. (eds) NETWORKING 2008 Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Wireless Networks, Next Generation Internet. NETWORKING 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4982. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79549-0_70
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