Title :
Multi-channel Media Access Control for Wireless Sensor Networks: A survey
Author :
Jovanovic, Milica D. ; Djordjevic, Goran Lj ; Nikolic, Goran S. ; Petrovic, Branislav D.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Nis, Niš, Serbia
Abstract :
This paper deals with multi-channel Media Access Control (MAC) protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). We first give an overview of multi-channel communication in WSNs and propose the classification of existing multi-channel MAC protocols for WSNs. Then, we describe briefly three representative protocols by stating their essential behavior and emphasizing their strengths and weaknesses.
Keywords :
access protocols; wireless sensor networks; MAC protocols; multichannel communication; multichannel media access control; wireless sensor networks; Media Access Protocol; Receivers; Switches; Throughput; Unicast; Wireless sensor networks; Energy efficiency; Multi-channel medium access control; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunication in Modern Satellite Cable and Broadcasting Services (TELSIKS), 2011 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nis
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2018-5
DOI :
10.1109/TELSKS.2011.6143217
