Energy Efficient MAC Protocols

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint , Conference object 01 Jun 2012Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2012Publisher:IEEEJournal:2012 IEEE 14th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communication & 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems

Authors: Sarim Hayat; Nadeem Javaid; Zahoor Ali Khan; Abida Shareef; Anzar Mahmood; Safdar Hussain Bouk;

doi: 10.1109/hpcc.2012.174 , 10.48550/arxiv.1207.2567

arXiv: 1207.2567

Energy Efficient MAC Protocols

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Abstract

This paper presents a survey of energy efficiency of Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols for Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks (WBASNs). We highlight the features of MAC protocols along with their advantages and limitations in context of WBASNs. Comparison of Low Power Listening (LPL), Scheduled Contention and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is also elaborated. MAC protocols with respect to different approaches and techniques which are used for energy minimization, traffic control mechanisms for collision avoidance are discussed.We also present a survey of path loss models for In-body, On-body and Off-body communications in WBASNs and analytically discuss that path loss is maximum in In-body communication because of low energy levels to take care of tissues and organs located inside the body. Survey of Power model for WBANs of CSMA/CA and beacon mode is also presented.

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Dalhousie University
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Computer Science - Networking and Internet Architecture, Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI), FOS: Computer and information sciences

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