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Comparative Study of MAC Protocols for Wireless Mesh Network

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Wireless networking is encouraged by the constant enhancement of sensors’ ability and wireless communication. To provide service quality support for multimedia viz. audio and video streams, the IEEE 802.11e MAC (Media Access Control) improves basic 802.11 MAC. IEEE 802.11 standard series such as IEEE 802.11a, b, g, n, p, and ac have been promoted and specified in the current communications and connection development. Each standard has functionality that matches the kind of applications for which the standard is intended. IEEE 802.11ac has better performance with fewer interferences and achieves gigabits per second capacity transfer rates. This paper discusses the comparative examination of the IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11 g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11p, and IEEE 802.11ac standards which increase accuracy and performance pertaining to the IEEE 802.11 standard. In this paper, we investigate the design requirements for numerous simultaneous peer-to-peer connections. Further, this study offers a systematic review and analysis of the MAC layer in WMN (Wireless Mesh Network) and also highlights their open research issues and challenges. Finally, this paper discusses various potential directions for future research in this area with an emphasis on their strengths and limitations.

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Abbreviations

Acronyms :

Full Name

WMN:

Wireless Mesh Network.

MAC:

Media Access Control.

MANET:

Mobile Ad-hoc Network.

GSM:

Global System for Mobile Communications.

WLAN:

Wireless Local Area Network.

APs:

Access Points.

CSPAN:

Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network.

CSMA/CA:

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance.

QoS:

Quality of Service.

PHY:

Physical Layer.

MPT/MPR:

Multi-Packet Transmission/Reception.

MPC:

Concurrent Communication Message-Passing Concurrency.

MU-MIMO:

Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output.

MS:

Mobile Station.

BS:

Base Station.

RS:

Relay Station.

SA:

Security Association.

PCF:

Point Coordination Function.

DCF:

Distributed Coordination Function.

HCF:

Hybrid Connectivity Feature.

EDCA:

Enhanced Distributed Channel Access.

HCCA:

HCF Controlled Access.

Vo-WLAN:

Voice over Wireless LAN.

FD-MAC:

Flow Driven Media Access Control.

PDR:

Packet Delivery Ratio.

MACA-P:

Medium Access via Collision Avoidance with Enhanced Parallelism.

MRU:

Multi-Radio Unification.

CDMA:

Code Division Multiple Access.

AODV:

Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector Routing.

DSR:

Dynamic Source Routing.

OLSR:

Optimized Link-State Routing Protocol.

GRP:

Geographic Routing Protocol.

EDCF:

Enhanced Distributed Coordination Function.

OFDM:

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing.

FHSS:

Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum.

DSSS:

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum.

ERP:

Extended Rate PHY.

ERP-DSSS-CCK:

DSSS-CCK Extended Rate Physical Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Complementary Code Keying.

ERP-OFDM:

Extended Rate Physical Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

PBCC:

Packet Binary Convolution Code

DSSS-OFDM:

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

DSRC:

Dedicated Short-Range Communications

CCA:

Clear Channel Assessment

FHSS:

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

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Singh, A., Prakash, S. & Singh, S. Comparative Study of MAC Protocols for Wireless Mesh Network. Wireless Pers Commun 135, 1473–1495 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-024-11114-2

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