A token cycle scheduling of MAC protocols for TDMA based airborne ad hoc network

The MAC problem in a wireless network has intrigued researchers for years. The MAC protocol is also important for airborne ad hoc network in order to reducing TDMA overhead, increasing TDMA throughput, and decreasing End-to-End delay. Our proposed Token Cycle Scheduling described in this paper allow the exchange of control information in an efficient and contention free manner such that each participating node can, in real time, converge to a consistent TDMA schedule. The dynamic resource needs of participating nodes can be rapidly accommodated for QoS guarantees. The scheduling algorithms are topology independent and require the nodes states to assignment right slot to each node in order to dynamically adapt to changing wireless network topologies.