On timeslots scheduling algorithms of wireless ad hoc network.

Chau, Wai Shing.Thesis submitted in: October 2007.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-66).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.iAcknowledgement --- p.iiChapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Ad hoc network --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- Outline of the thesis --- p.3Chapter 2 --- Background Study --- p.4Chapter 2.1 --- Multiple Access Control (MAC) --- p.4Chapter 2.1.1 --- Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) --- p.5Chapter 2.1.2 --- Spatial TDMA (STDMA) --- p.5Chapter 2.2 --- Interference Models --- p.6Chapter 2.2.1 --- Primary and Secondary Interferences --- p.6Chapter 2.2.2 --- Interference-based Model --- p.7Chapter 2.2.3 --- Graph-based Model --- p.7Chapter 2.3 --- Scheduling in Graph-based Model --- p.8Chapter 2.3.1 --- Conflict Graph --- p.9Chapter 3 --- Scheduling Algorithms in Ring Networks --- p.11Chapter 3.1 --- Problem Formulation --- p.12Chapter 3.2 --- Regular Sequences --- p.14Chapter 3.3 --- Scheduling in Ring Networks with Even-number of Edges --- p.22Chapter 3.4 --- Scheduling in Ring Networks with an Odd-number of Edges --- p.26Chapter 3.4.1 --- Scheduling by Reducing a Ring Network with an Odd-number of Edges into a Ring- Network with an Even-number of Edges --- p.28Chapter 3.4.2 --- Scheduling by Shifting the Regular Sequences --- p.32Chapter 3.5 --- Discussion --- p.42Chapter 3.6 --- Conclusion --- p.42Chapter 4 --- Distributed Scheduling Algorithm for Ad Hoc Network --- p.43Chapter 4.1 --- Problem Formulation --- p.44Chapter 4.2 --- Distributed Scheduling Heuristic Algorithm --- p.44Chapter 4.2.1 --- Weight functions --- p.44Chapter 4.2.2 --- Main Algorithm --- p.46Chapter 4.3 --- Centralized algorithm on a chain network --- p.49Chapter 4.4 --- Performance of the Algorithm on Chain Network --- p.50Chapter 4.4.1 --- Comparison 1 --- p.51Chapter 4.4.2 --- Comparsion 2 --- p.52Chapter 4.4.3 --- Comparsion 3 --- p.53Chapter 4.5 --- Performance of the Algorithm on Random Conflict graph --- p.55Chapter 4.6 --- Discussion --- p.57Chapter 4.7 --- Special Graphs --- p.58Chapter 4.8 --- Conclusion --- p.61Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.62Bibliography --- p.6