A Dynamic Multi-channel MAC Protocol Based on Load Balancing for Ad Hoc Networks
一种基于负载均衡的动态多信道自组网MAC协议

Ad hoc network is a kind of special multi-hop network. Those traditional access protocols based on single channel can't be use by Ad hoc network because it will bring the problems of hidden and exposed terminal, and the multi-channel access protocol can't suit for Ad hoc network because the problem of load balancing. This paper presents a novel dynamic multi-channel MAC protocol based on load balancing that uses one control channel and K data chan- nels. The source station uses an exchange of control packets on the control channel to decide on the best channel to send the data packet on. Channel selection is based on maximizing the signal-to-interference plus noise ratio at the re- ceiver. The preliminary simulation results shows that it has good performance than the signal channel protocol.