2014/04/01 by Boris Bellalta, B. Bellalta, Bellalta, B. +10
Computer Science · Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Network Time Synchronization Technologies #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Power Line Communications and Noise #Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) #cs.NI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1404.0180
openalex publication_date 2014/04/01 · arxiv created 2014/05/14 · arxiv updated 2014/05/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This book chapter introduces the use of Continuous Time Markov Networks (CTMN) to analytically capture the operation of Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) networks. It is of tutorial nature, and it aims to be an introduction on this topic, providing a clear and easy-to-follow description. To illustrate how CTMN can be used, we introduce a set of representative and cutting-edge scenarios, such as Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs), Power Line Communication networks and multiple overlapping Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). For each scenario, we describe the specific CTMN, obtain its stationary distribution and compute the throughput achieved by each node in the network. Taking the per-node throughput as reference, we discuss how the complex interactions between nodes using CSMA/CA have an impact on system performance.