LL-MAC: A low latency MAC protocol for wireless self-organised networks

Microprocessors and Microsystems

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 197-209

  Marin I ^a   Arias, J ^b   Arceredillo, E ^a   Zuloaga, A ^b   Losada, I ^b   Mabe, J ^a  

^a IK4 TEKNIKER   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Low latency; Medium access control (MAC); Wireless sensor networks (WSN)

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

BATTERY-OPERATED COMPUTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LOW LATENCY; SENSING DEVICES;

MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL;

EID: 44449138437     PISSN: 01419331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpro.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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