Adaptive Beamwidth Selection for Contention Based Access Periods in Millimeter Wave WLANs

Kishor Chandra, R. Venkatesha Prasad, I. G. M. M. Niemegeers +1

60GHz wireless local area networks (WLANs) standards (e.g., IEEE 802.11ad and IEEE 802.15.3c) employ hybrid MAC protocols consisting of contention based access using CSMA/CA as wel…