The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
Recently, multi-hop networks have obtained a growing interest in the applications in which the network needs to be deployed rapidly. In order to achieve high capacity packet transmission in wireless multi-hop networks, many medium access control (MAC) schemes have been proposed to maximize the system throughput. Besides, energy efficiency is a critical issue since the battery power of the mobile terminals...