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This paper introduces the Opportunistic Channel Aggregation MAC protocol (OCA-MAC) for wireless ad hoc networks. OCA-MAC allows opportunistic MAC-level channel aggregation per frame transmission. To accomplish that, OCA-MAC is built on top of the IEEE 802.11 DCF MAC with a secondary radio interface for opportunistic access over an alternative channel. OCA-MAC avoids the use of extra control channel...