MAC protocol design using conflict maps for exposed terminal problem. Covers SoftCMAP and CMAP protocols, concurrent transmission detection, distributed conflict map construction, and aggregate network throughput improvement.
Implementation and evaluation of SoftRate using software radios, ns-3 simulator, and trace-driven simulations. Covers SNR-based vs frame-based rate adaptation protocols, TCP throughput gains in slow and fast fading channels.
SoftRate bit rate adaptation protocol design using channel BER from SoftPHY hints. Covers interference detection heuristics, collision identification, rate selection algorithms, and performance evaluation in mobile and interference-prone wireless channels.
Implementation of SoftPHY hints using soft output decoders (SOVA, BCJR) for error correcting codes. Covers 802.11a/g/n OFDM modulation schemes, FEC decoder design, software radio prototypes, and hardware FPGA implementations.
Detailed methods for estimating wireless channel BER quickly and accurately using SoftPHY hints from soft output decoders. Covers SNR-to-BER mapping for various modulation schemes (BPSK, QPSK, QAM) in AWGN and fading channels.