An MAC layer algorithm based on power line-wireless dual media channels and multiplexing

Hybrid networking of power line and wireless communication can complement each other, save construction costs, improve network robustness, and has important value on the Internet of Things and smart grid. For power line and wireless dual-interface devices, a media access control (MAC) layer algorithm for hybrid communication is proposed, in which the stations can compete for two channels simultaneously. When a station obtains two channels at the same time, the station will randomly select a channel for transmission to ensure fairness, and reset the counters when the transmission is successful. In this paper, the performance of the unsaturated traffic model and counter spatial division is considered, and the throughput under coupling conditions is obtained. Finally, the simulation results show that the MAC layer algorithm based on the hybrid communication network can make full use of the advantages of the two channels, improve system throughput, and reduce transmission delay.