Superframe formation algorithms in 802.15.3 networks

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Attila Török, Lóránt Vajda, Kyu-Jung Youn, Sun-Do June

Published: 01 Jan 2004, Last Modified: 04 Nov 2025WCNC 2004EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: The IEEE 802.15.3 wireless standard aims to achieve high performance and scalability by using a hybrid, time-slotted MAC protocol with variable length superframes. The design of a proper superframe formation algorithm is not trivial. This can be attributed to some limitations in the possibilities of superframe resizing. Based on our findings, we propose a novel superframe formation algorithm, which avoids the pitfalls of current algorithms. A comprehensive performance analysis with various performance metrics and different types of traffic is presented in the paper. The proposed algorithm is a low complexity solution that supports power-saving and proper treatment of CBR traffic, while it provides higher channel utilization, higher error tolerance and stability.