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Hybrid MAC protocol for IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs with hidden node problem

Woo-Yong Choi

Woo-Yong Choi

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Dong-A UniversityBusan,
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Sep 19, 2018
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Published Online: Sep 19, 2018
Page range: 323 - 325
Received: Jun 26, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2018-0046
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Combining the IEEE 802.11 basic MAC (medium access control) protocols, which are the DCF (distributed coordination function) and the PCF (point coordination function), we propose a hybrid MAC protocol to improve the performance of IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs and mitigate the hidden node problem.

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