Open AccessAnalogue network coding‐aided game theoretic medium access control protocol for energy‐efficient data dissemination
Author(s) -
Antonopoulos Angelos,
Bastos Joaquim,
Verikoukis Christos
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
iet science, measurement and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1751-8830
pISSN - 1751-8822
DOI - 10.1049/iet-smt.2013.0192
Subject(s) - computer science , linear network coding , computer network , network packet , media access control , random access , efficient energy use , access control , decoding methods , coding (social sciences) , quality of service , dissemination , exploit , distributed computing , wireless , algorithm , engineering , telecommunications , computer security , mathematics , statistics , electrical engineering
In this study, a novel medium access scheme based on analogue network coding for data dissemination in wireless networks is presented. Following our previous work, where energy‐efficient medium access strategies based on game theory have been introduced, we propose a medium access control protocol that exploits to the maximum the recent advances in network coding (NC) domain to enhance the system performance. In particular, ZigZag decoding techniques are applied to resolve the data packet collisions, whereas random linear NC is employed to eliminate the need for exchanging control packets. The proposed protocol, evaluated by both analytical and simulation results, is proven to improve the energy efficiency in the network without compromising the provided quality of service.