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Optimal MAC Protocol Formulation for Wireless Sensor Networks

Optimal MAC Protocol Formulation for Wireless Sensor Networks

With the research interest in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) increasing, many Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols have Read more

Dec 16, 2009

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Softspeak: Making VoIP Play Well in Existing 802.11 Deployments

Softspeak: Making VoIP Play Well in Existing 802.11 Deployments

Voice over IP (VoIP) in 802.11 Wireless Networks (WiFi) is an attractive alternative to cellular wireless telephony. Unf Read more

Dec 16, 2009

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STUMP: Exploiting Position Diversity in the Staggered TDMA Underwater MAC Protocol

STUMP: Exploiting Position Diversity in the Staggered TDMA Underwater MAC Protocol

This paper proposes the Staggered TDMA Underwater MAC Protocol (STUMP), a scheduled, collision free TDMA-based MAC proto Read more

Dec 9, 2009

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A Real-Time Traffic Packet Scheduler for a Novel TDMA MAC Protocol

A Real-Time Traffic Packet Scheduler for a Novel TDMA MAC Protocol

Wireless mesh networks are being rapidly deployed in both urban and rural areas impacting a large fraction of the world' Read more

Dec 9, 2009

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Low-Complexity, High-Throughput Multiple-Access Wireless Protocol for Body Sensor Networks

Low-Complexity, High-Throughput Multiple-Access Wireless Protocol for Body Sensor Networks

Wireless systems that form a body-area network must be made small and low power without sacrificing performance. To achi Read more

Dec 9, 2009

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Near-Optimal Radio Use for Wireless Network Synchronization

Near-Optimal Radio Use for Wireless Network Synchronization

This paper considers the model of communication where wireless devices can either switch their radios o to save energy ( Read more

Dec 9, 2009

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Soft-TDMAC: A Software TDMA-Based MAC Over Commodity 802.11 Hardware

Soft-TDMAC: A Software TDMA-Based MAC Over Commodity 802.11 Hardware

This paper designs and implements Soft-TDMAC, a software Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) based MAC protocol, runnin Read more

Dec 9, 2009

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System Level Design for Clustered Wireless Sensor Networks

System Level Design for Clustered Wireless Sensor Networks

This paper presents a system level design methodology for clustered wireless sensor networks based on a semi-random comm Read more

Dec 9, 2009

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Re-Assessing Long Distance Wireless for West Africa

Re-Assessing Long Distance Wireless for West Africa

This paper describes the experiences deploying long distance, point-to-point WiFi links in Ghana and Guinea Bissau, focu Read more

Dec 3, 2009

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Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing, the long-held dream of computing as a utility, has the potential to transform a large part of the IT in Read more

Dec 2, 2009

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  1. Optimal MAC Protocol Formulation for Wireless Sensor Networks
  2. Softspeak: Making VoIP Play Well in Existing 802.11 Deployments
  3. STUMP: Exploiting Position Diversity in the Staggered TDMA Underwater MAC Protocol
  4. A Real-Time Traffic Packet Scheduler for a Novel TDMA MAC Protocol
  5. Low-Complexity, High-Throughput Multiple-Access Wireless Protocol for Body Sensor Networks