Directional antenna has been used in ad hoc networks in place of traditional omni-directional antennas. It can be significantly improved the spatial reuse of ad hoc networks, leading to higher network throughput and reducing the transmission power dur...
Directional antenna has been used in ad hoc networks in place of traditional omni-directional antennas. It can be significantly improved the spatial reuse of ad hoc networks, leading to higher network throughput and reducing the transmission power during a directional transmission. In order to maximize the energy saving, we propose a power control scheme that maintains a minimum transmission power level for effective transmission of packets using directional antennas.