Advances in low-power and low-cost sensor networks have led to solutions mature enough
for use in a broad range of applications varying from health monitoring to building …

In this paper, an analytical model for the non beacon-enabled mode of the IEEE 802.15. 4
medium access control (MAC) protocol is provided. A wireless sensor network (WSN) …

The recent ratification of IEEE 802.15. 4 PHY-MAC specifications for low-rate wireless
personal area networks represents a significant milestone in promoting deployment of …

The traffic-adaptive medium access protocol (TRAMA) is introduced for energy-efficient
collision-free channel access in wireless sensor networks. TRAMA reduces energy …

Wireless sensor networks are appealing to researchers due to their wide range of
application potential in areas such as target detection and tracking, environmental …

IEEE 802.15. 4 is a new standard uniquely designed for low rate wireless personal area
networks (LR-WPANs). It targets low data rate, low power consumption and low cost …

Introduction: IEEE 802.15. 4 is designed for low-data-rate and smallsize wireless personal
area networks (WPANs)[1]. This Letter focuses on the star topology of 802.15. 4 expected to …

This chapter provides a broad overview of the MAC protocols especially developed for
sensor networks. These MAC protocols differ from typical WLAN access protocols in that …

This chapter reviews medium access control (MAC), an enabling technology in wireless
sensor networks. MAC protocols control how sensors access a shared radio channel to …

This paper proposes S-MAC, a medium access control (MAC) protocol designed for wireless
sensor networks. Wireless sensor networks use battery-operated computing and sensing …