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CogMAC: a cognitive link layer for wireless local area networks

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Optimization of the performance of the link layer in wireless networks is complex due to multiple parameters involved. Network management in real-time and performance adaptation are extremely challenging. In this paper, we introduce CogMAC, a cognitive link layer approach capable of tuning the network performance in highly dynamic environments. Results obtained using simulations and testbed measurements evince the superiorities of the proposed approach over existing non-adaptive techniques.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank FAPESP for the financial support, under grant number 2007/57336-0 and CNPq. Furthermore, the authors would like to acknowledge the funding from National Research Fund, Luxembourg in the framework of ECO-CLOUD project (C12/IS/3977641) and Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission (FP7-COFUND).

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  1. Institute of Computing (IC), State University of Campinas, Av. A. Einstein, 1251, Campinas, 13089-971, Brazil

    Jorge Lima de Oliveira Filho, Edmundo Madeira & Nelson L. S. da Fonseca

  2. Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI), University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123, Trento, Italy

    Fabrizio Granelli

  3. Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg, 6 rue Coudenhove Kalergi, 1359, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    Dzmitry Kliazovich

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de Oliveira Filho, J.L., Kliazovich, D., Granelli, F. et al. CogMAC: a cognitive link layer for wireless local area networks. Wireless Netw 19, 1337–1347 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-012-0536-y

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