Chalenges of integration of smart antennas in Ad Hoc NETwork

Abstract

Due to the need for increasing exchange and share data, users demand easy connectivity and fast network wherever they are. Recently, users are interested in interconnecting all their personal electronic devices together using Mobile Ad Hoc NETwork (MANET). The capacity of ad hoc network can be limited because of interference. When a smart antennas system is integrated in such network, we can achieve significant spatial reuse, decreasing the interference and thereby increasing the capacity of the network. In this paper we examine the challenges at medium access control caused by integration of smart antennas system in ad hoc networks.