Title :
Research progress on MAC protocol for wireless sensor network
Author :
Wen, Dong ; Zhi-jiang, Chen ; Xiu-mei, Li
Author_Institution :
Hangzhou Inst. of Service Eng., Hangzhou Normal Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) has been widely used in many important areas. MAC protocols have a significant effect on the function of WSN. This paper introduced various important MAC protocols, analyzed the fundamental mechanism of each MAC protocol in details, and compared the characteristics and performances of each MAC protocol. Finally, the future research strategies and trends of MAC protocols in WSN are summarized.
Keywords :
access protocols; wireless sensor networks; MAC protocol; research strategy; wireless sensor network; Ad hoc networks; Communication system security; Media Access Protocol; Time division multiple access; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; CSMA; MAC protocols; TDMA; WSN;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
XianNing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-458-9
DOI :
10.1109/CECNET.2011.5768206
