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Reliable data distribution within multiple-hop spread-spectrum packet radio networks requires high performance from the network protocols. The high variability in quality among the links and the unique characteristics of frequency-hop spread-spectrum signaling impose special requirements for network protocols that are to be employed in frequency-hop packet radio networks. These features can be exploited in the forwarding protocols by allowing multiple packets to be included in each forwarding attempt. The use of multiple-packet transmissions exploits the capture property of frequency-hop signaling, and it reduces the overhead required for acknowledgments. A potential trade-off arises because the use of multiple-packet transmissions increases the throughput, but in some situations it can also increase the delay. Two new transmission protocols that employ multiple-packet transmissions are described, and their performance is evaluated.
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Pursley, M.B., Russell, H.B. Multiple-packet forwarding protocols for frequency-hop packet radio networks. Int J Wireless Inf Networks 3, 19–27 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02106659
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