MC-LMAC: A multi-channel MAC protocol for wireless sensor networks

Ad Hoc Networks

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-94

  Incel, Ozlem Durmaz ^a   Van Hoesel, Lodewijk ^b   Jansen, Pierre ^c   Havinga, Paul ^c  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ambient Systems BV   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MAC protocols; Multi channel communication; Schedule based communication; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; SENSOR NODES; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

BAND-WIDTH UTILIZATION; DIFFERENT DENSITIES; ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATIONS; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; MAC PROTOCOL; MULTI-CHANNEL MAC PROTOCOLS; MULTICHANNEL COMMUNICATION; PARALLEL TRANSMISSION;

INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

EID: 77955850885     PISSN: 15708705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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