Title :
An improved TMAC protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Author :
Singh, Prashant ; Varma, Sumir
Author_Institution :
Indian Inst. of Inf. Technol., Allahabad, India
Abstract :
In this paper we introduce a new MAC protocol (Improved TMAC) which inherits the features of TMAC protocol (Timeout MAC) and makes it more energy-efficient by adding a new feature to it called POWER SAVER MODE in which TA is reduced by 10% when remaining energy of the sensor node falls below certain threshold value (i.e 15% of its node´s initial energy) and when no activity is taking place.
Keywords :
access protocols; telecommunication power management; wireless sensor networks; TA; TMAC protocol; power saver mode; sensor node; timeout MAC protocol; wireless sensor networks; Artificial neural networks; Protocols; Relay networks (telecommunications); Schedules; Synchronization; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Power saver mode; TA; TMAC; TMACR; WSN;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Propagation and Computer Technology (ICSPCT), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ajmer
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3139-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSPCT.2014.6884921
