An energy-efficient, scalable and collision-free MAC layer protocol for wireless sensor networks

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-304

  Jolly, Gaurav ^a   Younis, Mohamed ^a  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy aware communication; MAC layer protocols; TDMA slots scheduling; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTERS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

ENERGY AWARE COMMUNICATION; MAC LAYER PROTOCOLS; TDMA SLOTS SCHEDULING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 18844416859     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.222     Document Type: Article

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