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In this paper, we propose a new MAC protocol, called proxy relay-enabled MAC (PR-MAC), to improve the capacity of multi-rate WLANs. PR-MAC introduces a new entity called proxy relay point (PRP), which serves as a relay between the AP and stations. The cooperation of the AP with PRP replaces direct transmissions for low-rate stations with fast two-hop transmissions while the stations think that they communicate directly with the AP. Our experiment and simulation results showed that PR-MAC can significantly improve the throughput of legacy stations without any modification on the MAC operation of the stations.
Published in:
Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:9
,
Issue:
1
)
Date of Publication: January 2010
- Page(s):
- 66 - 71
- ISSN :
- 1536-1276
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 11053962
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/TWC.2010.01.090308
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 08 January 2010
- Issue Date :
- January 2010
- Sponsored by :
- IEEE Communications Society
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