Hybrid Wireless Network Protocols

Abstract

The traditional BS-oriented wireless network has the characteristics of reliability and higher performance. However, the ad hoc wireless network topology is more desirable because of its low-cost plug-and-play convenience, flexibility, and minimal human interaction requirements. Its usage of bandwidth and battery power is more efficient. In this paper, we propose a hybrid method to get the advantages and avoid the problems of ad hoc wireless network. We allow 2-hop-direct-transmission within the BS-oriented networks. The hybrid protocol has more flexibility, reliability, and high performance than the traditional wireless network protocols. The simulation results show that the 2-hop-direct-transmission has a lower non-complete probability. If the communicators were always within a 2-hop-direct-trnsmission area, it will improve the rate of complete communication about 20%.