Survey of Energy Efficient and Contention Based MAC Protocol in WBAN for Medical and Consumer Supply Chain Application

In-band full duplex wireless medium access control (MAC) protocol is essential in order to enable higher layers of the protocol stack to exploit the maximum benefits from physical layer full duplex technology. Unlike half duplex wireless local area network, a full duplex MAC protocol has to deal with several unique issues and challenges that arise because of the dynamic nature of the wireless environment. In this paper, we have discussed several existing full duplex MAC protocols and have shown qualitative comparisons among these full duplex MAC protocols. Full duplex in-band wireless communication has the potential to double the capacity of wireless network. Inter-client Interference (ICI) is a hindrance in achieving double spectral efficiency of the in-band full-duplex wireless medium. In this paper, we have classified existing solutions to the ICI problem and compared the solutions with respect to the proposed approaches, their advantages and disadvantages.We have also identified and discussed several issues and challenges of designing a full duplex MAC protocol. Results of qualitative comparisons of various wireless full duplex MAC protocols may be applied to design new protocols as well as researchers may find the identified issues and challenges helpful to solve various problems of a full duplex MAC protocol.

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A Low Power IoT Medium Access Control for Receiver-Assigned CDMA

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking ◽

10.4018/ijitn.2019040103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 24-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eric E. Petrosky ◽

Alan J. Michaels ◽

Joseph M. Ernst

Keyword(s):

Wireless Sensor Networks ◽

Sensor Networks ◽

Access Control ◽

Low Power ◽

Medium Access Control ◽

Multiple Access ◽

Mac Protocol ◽

Wireless Sensor ◽

Medium Access ◽

Cdma Networks

Low power, low cost, and security-conscious wireless sensor networks are becoming increasingly pervasive in the internet of things (IoT). In these networks, receiver-assigned code division multiple access (RA-CDMA) offers benefits over existing multiple access techniques. RA-CDMA networks are asynchronous, robust against multipath interference, and offer resilience against collision. A lightweight medium access control (MAC) protocol is needed to facilitate communication in RA-CDMA networks between low power sensor nodes and access points. This article provides an overview of RA-CDMA and proposes elements of a new MAC protocol that could improve performance of certain wireless sensor networks. Key features of the proposed MAC design are introduced and compared to those of existing protocols, highlighting its simple and lightweight design. Through its compatibility with RA-CDMA, the MAC design eliminates significant overhead and complexity while meeting requirements for low power networks, which enables the implementation of dense IoT sensor networks.

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Medium Access Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless Sensor Networks and Energy Efficiency ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0101-7.ch018 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 367-395 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pardeep Kumar ◽

Mesut Gunes

Keyword(s):

Wireless Sensor Networks ◽

Sensor Networks ◽

Access Control ◽

Medium Access Control ◽

Mac Protocol ◽

Mac Protocols ◽

Sensor Nodes ◽

Wireless Sensor ◽

Medium Access ◽

Basic Network

This chapter provides an overall understanding of the design aspects of Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). A WSN MAC protocol shares the wireless broadcast medium among sensor nodes and creates a basic network infrastructure for them to communicate with each other. The MAC protocol also has a direct influence on the network lifetime of WSNs as it controls the activities of the radio, which is the most power-consuming component of resource-scarce sensor nodes. In this chapter, the authors first discuss the basics of MAC design for WSNs and present a set of important MAC attributes. Subsequently, authors discuss the main categories of MAC protocols proposed for WSNs and highlight their strong and weak points. After briefly outlining different MAC protocols falling in each category, the authors provide a substantial comparison of these protocols for several parameters. Lastly, the chapter discusses future research directions on open issues in this field that have mostly been overlooked.

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Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control Protocols for Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks: A Comparative Survey

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s18113781 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 3781 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Subash Luitel ◽

Sangman Moh

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Radio ◽

Sensor Networks ◽

Access Control ◽

Medium Access Control ◽

Frequency Spectrum ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

Mac Protocols ◽

Sensor Nodes ◽

Medium Access ◽

Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks

The increase of application areas in wireless sensor networks demands novel solutions in terms of energy consumption and radio frequency management. Cognitive radio sensor networks (CRSNs) are key for ensuring efficient spectrum management, by making it possible to use the unused licensed frequency spectrum together with the unlicensed frequency spectrum. Sensor nodes powered by energy-constrained batteries necessarily require energy-efficient protocols at the routing and medium access control (MAC) layers. In CRSNs, energy efficiency is more important because the sensor nodes consume additional energy for spectrum sensing and management. To the best of authors’ knowledge, there is no survey on “energy-efficient” MAC protocols for CRSNs in the literature, even though a conceptual review on MAC protocols for CRSNs was presented at a conference recently. In this paper, energy-efficient MAC protocols for CRSNs are extensively surveyed and qualitatively compared. Open issues, and research challenges in the design of MAC protocols for CRSNs, are also discussed.

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Medium Access Control for Wireless Body Area Networks with QoS Provisioning and Energy Efficient Design

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing ◽

10.1109/tmc.2016.2549008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 422-434 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Bin Liu ◽

Zhisheng Yan ◽

Chang Wen Chen

Keyword(s):

Access Control ◽

Medium Access Control ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

Body Area Networks ◽

Wireless Body Area Networks ◽

Qos Provisioning ◽

Efficient Design ◽

Body Area ◽

Medium Access ◽

Energy Efficient Design

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Medium Access Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

IT Policy and Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2919-6.ch043 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 947-974

Author(s):

Pardeep Kumar ◽

Mesut Gunes

Keyword(s):

Wireless Sensor Networks ◽

Sensor Networks ◽

Access Control ◽

Medium Access Control ◽

Mac Protocol ◽

Mac Protocols ◽

Sensor Nodes ◽

Wireless Sensor ◽

Medium Access ◽

Basic Network

This chapter provides an overall understanding of the design aspects of Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). A WSN MAC protocol shares the wireless broadcast medium among sensor nodes and creates a basic network infrastructure for them to communicate with each other. The MAC protocol also has a direct influence on the network lifetime of WSNs as it controls the activities of the radio, which is the most power-consuming component of resource-scarce sensor nodes. In this chapter, the authors first discuss the basics of MAC design for WSNs and present a set of important MAC attributes. Subsequently, authors discuss the main categories of MAC protocols proposed for WSNs and highlight their strong and weak points. After briefly outlining different MAC protocols falling in each category, the authors provide a substantial comparison of these protocols for several parameters. Lastly, the chapter discusses future research directions on open issues in this field that have mostly been overlooked.

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