An explicit analytical expression is derived for computing the expected number of symmetric neighbors considered by Huang and Shen [1]. The expression involves a well-known special function. The practical advantages of using the analytical expression are established.
Index Terms:
Gaussian distribution, Lauricella function of type A, topology control scheme.
Citation:
Saralees Nadarajah, "A Comment on "Multibeam Antenna-Based Topology Control with Directional Power Intensity for Ad Hoc Networks"," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 1005-1006, June 2007, doi:10.1109/TMC.2007.1056