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Title: |
Implementation and performance evaluation of nanoMAC: a low-power MAC solution for high density wireless sensor networks |
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Author: |
Junaid Ansari, Janne Riihijarvi, Petri Mahonen, Jussi Haapola 
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Address: |
Department of Wireless Networks, RWTH Aachen University, Germany ' Department of Wireless Networks, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. ' Department of Wireless Networks, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. ' Department of Wireless Networks, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
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Journal: |
International Journal of Sensor Networks 2007 - Vol. 2, No.5/6 pp. 341 - 349 |
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Abstract: |
This paper describes the implementation architecture and performance analysis of nanoMAC, a CSMA/CA based Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol, which is specifically designed for high density Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). We empirically show that nanoMAC performs with high reliability in a variety of network traffic conditions in single and multihop scenarios. For energy efficient operation and minimising idle-overhearing, nanoMAC uses a specialised sleep algorithm. We also show results from a comparative study of nanoMAC with Berkeley's MAC (B-MAC) in terms of performance measures, as well as their coexistence in networks deployed in overlapping or nearby areas. |
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Keywords: |
wireless sensor MAC; multihop communication; reliability; wireless networks; wireless sensor networks; high density WSNs; medium access control; performance analysis; reliability. |
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DOI: |
10.1504/IJSNET.2007.014361 |
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