A medium access control protocol that supports a seamless handover in wireless sensor networks

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 778-786

  Dargie, Waltenegus ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Handover; Latency; MAC protocol; Mobility; Neighbour discovery; Packet loss; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

HANDOVER; LATENCY; MAC PROTOCOL; NEIGHBOUR DISCOVERY; WIRELESS SENSOR;

CARRIER MOBILITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PACKET LOSS; SENSORS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84856229390     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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