A simulation model for the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol: Delay/throughput evaluation of the GTS mechanism

IEEE International Workshop on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 109-116

  Jurčík, Petr ^a   Koubâa, Anis ^a,b   Alves, Mário ^a   Tovar, Eduardo ^a   Hanzálek, Zdeněk ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b AL IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IMSIU   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Analytical model; GTS; IEEE 802.15.4; OPNET modeler; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FUNCTIONS; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL MODEL; GTS; IEEE 802.15.4; OPNET MODELER; SIMULATION MODEL;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 57849164050     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MASCOTS.2007.4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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