Intelligent MAC Protocol for Efficient Support of Multiple SOPs in UWB-Based Sensor Networks

Peng Gong, Peng Xue, Duk Kyung Kim

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Abstract

Ultra-wideband (UWB) technique has been considered as a possible candidate for high rate Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) because of its higher capacity with low power operation. The IEEE 802.15.3 Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol works on a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) basis within a piconet. With multiple overlapped piconets, the current protocol uses Parent/ Child (P/C) or Parent /Neighbor (P/N) configuration to avoid interpiconet interference, but the throughput of P/N or P/C cannot exceed that of single piconet. In this paper we propose an intelligent MAC protocol to cooperate with the UWB system based on Multi-Carrier Code Division Multiple Access (MC-CDMA). The proposed protocol uses Intermediate Sensor Device (ISDEV) to connect Piconet Coordinators and adaptively arrange 2 simultaneous data transmission links during each Channel Time Allocation (CTA). Our simulation results demonstrate the proposed scheme can achieve a higher throughput with an acceptable compromise at link success probability in multiple overlapped sensor networks.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages194-201
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences
Volume344
ISSN (Print)0170-8643
ISSN (Electronic)1610-7411

Keywords

  • Medium Access Control
  • Medium Access Control Protocol
  • Sensor Network
  • Spreading Matrix
  • Time Division Multiple Access

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