Distributed Opportunistic Channel Access Under Single-Bit CSI Feedback

In this research, the problem of distributed opportunistic channel access is investigated under single-bit channel state information (CSI) feedback in ad hoc networks. In finding an optimal strategy achieving the maximum average system throughput, the optimal stopping approach is used, and an optimal strategy is proposed. In it, each winner source decides when to take transmission opportunity based on singe-bit feedback information. Moreover, an optimal quantization vector is also derived for the strategy. Interestingly, it is pure-threshold based, and the optimal quantization vector is fixed. All thresholds can be calculated off-line, and easy implementation is available. Through simulation, the effectiveness and efficiency of the optimal strategy are also verified.