The previous Decentralised Cognitive Medium Access Control(DC-MAC) protocol allows Secondary Users(SUs) to independently search for spectrum access opportunities without the need for a central coordinator.DC-MAC assum...The previous Decentralised Cognitive Medium Access Control(DC-MAC) protocol allows Secondary Users(SUs) to independently search for spectrum access opportunities without the need for a central coordinator.DC-MAC assumes that the detection scheme is ideal at the Physical(PHY) layer.In fact,a more complex detection algorithm is impractical in distributed spectrum sharing scenarios.Energy Detection(ED) at the PHY layer has become the most common method because of its low computational and implementation complexities.Thus,it is essential to integrate the DC-MAC with ED at the PHY layer.However,ED requires the Minimum Sampling Time(MST)duration to achieve the target detection probability in low Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR)environments.Otherwise,it cannot achieve the expected detection performance.In this paper,we derive an accurate expression of MST for ED in low SNR environments.Then,we propose an Optimised DC-MAC(ODC-MAC) protocol which is based on MST,and which amends the aforementioned problems of DC-MAC with ED.Moreover,the closed-form expressions for the unreliable data transmission probability are derived for both DC-MAC and ODC-MAC.We show that the simulation results agree well with the theoretical analyses.The proposed ODC-MAC can improve the data transmission reliability and enhance the throughput compared to the performance of the traditional DC-MAC.展开更多
在低占空比无线传感网络中,针对汇聚节点从源节点收集数据所需时间问题进行研究,同时,针对最低时延数据收集(minimum-delay data collection,MDDC)问题,提出了数据收集时延的下限。通过引入虚拟网络模型(virtual network model,VNM),并...在低占空比无线传感网络中,针对汇聚节点从源节点收集数据所需时间问题进行研究,同时,针对最低时延数据收集(minimum-delay data collection,MDDC)问题,提出了数据收集时延的下限。通过引入虚拟网络模型(virtual network model,VNM),并采用最大流方法来解决MDDC问题,提出一种基于最大流的MDDC算法,该算法能获得最低时延及其路径。仿真实验结果表明:相比于Fa ST算法,本文提出的MDDC算法在保持较低能耗的同时,可以有效地降低数据收集时延。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No.61271259,No.61301123the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation under Grant No.CTSC2011jjA40006+2 种基金the Research Project of Chongqing Education Commission under Grants No.KJ120501,No.KJ120502,No.KJ130536the Special Fund of Chongqing Key Laboratory(CSTC)the Project of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission under Grant No.Kjzh11206
文摘The previous Decentralised Cognitive Medium Access Control(DC-MAC) protocol allows Secondary Users(SUs) to independently search for spectrum access opportunities without the need for a central coordinator.DC-MAC assumes that the detection scheme is ideal at the Physical(PHY) layer.In fact,a more complex detection algorithm is impractical in distributed spectrum sharing scenarios.Energy Detection(ED) at the PHY layer has become the most common method because of its low computational and implementation complexities.Thus,it is essential to integrate the DC-MAC with ED at the PHY layer.However,ED requires the Minimum Sampling Time(MST)duration to achieve the target detection probability in low Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR)environments.Otherwise,it cannot achieve the expected detection performance.In this paper,we derive an accurate expression of MST for ED in low SNR environments.Then,we propose an Optimised DC-MAC(ODC-MAC) protocol which is based on MST,and which amends the aforementioned problems of DC-MAC with ED.Moreover,the closed-form expressions for the unreliable data transmission probability are derived for both DC-MAC and ODC-MAC.We show that the simulation results agree well with the theoretical analyses.The proposed ODC-MAC can improve the data transmission reliability and enhance the throughput compared to the performance of the traditional DC-MAC.