Performance analysis of a multichannel dynamically aggregative MAC protocol for WSNs

Gaofeng Pan*, Quanyuan Feng

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a multichannel dynamically aggregative medium access control (DA-MAC) protocol is proposed for wireless sensor networks. We develop a self-adaptive burst size control algorithm to adaptively adjust burst size according to the wireless channel quality. To evaluate the performance of DA-MAC, a three-dimensional Markov chain model has been developed. Numerical and simulation results show that energy efficiency and overhead can be significantly improved by the proposed DA-MAC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)441-450
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Internet Technology
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Energy efficiency
  • Medium access control
  • Overhead
  • Wireless sensor networks

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