Date of Award
8-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Holcomb Dept. of)
Committee Member
Dr. Harlan Russell, Committee Chair
Committee Member
Dr. Kuang-Ching Wang
Committee Member
Dr. Yongqiang Wang
Abstract
We investigate methods for reducing packet loss in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) caused by the presence of fading. The modeled system employs an adaptive transmission protocol. This protocol works well when link performance is consistent and predictable, but system performance deteriorates when link quality begins to vary. A log-normal block fad-ing model is implemented to test system performance with time-varying link performance. We propose two different methods for addressing the effects of fading. First we propose the transmission success probability (TSP) link-rate control protocol, which uses link per-formance measures to modify the existing adaptive transmission protocol and reduce the number of packets lost due to fading. Secondly we show that modifying the routing metric can improve system performance. We show that a cross-layer design for the TSP protocols and routing metrics that jointly considers both link and network performance results in better system performance compared to selecting each protocol separately.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, William Derek, "A Cross-Layer Design for Reducing Packet Loss Caused by Fading in a Mobile Ad Hoc Network" (2017). All Theses. 2755.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2755