Self-organizing networks able to adapt to changes in the environment have already been a
longstanding research topic. Given the limited number of license-free industrial, scientific …

Multimedia applications require significantly higher bandwidth than conventional textual
applications. Furthermore, multimedia stream requires time sensitive and involves high …

The Internet of Things (IoT) connects our world in more ways than we imagine. Wireless
sensor network (WSN) technology is at the core of implementing IoT architectures. Although …

To improve network lifetime of the battery-powered sensors for data collection, duty-cycling
is commonly adopted at the link layer. A fixed duty cycle may cause a long packet delivery …

A large number of WSN applications with bursty traffic have emerged in the recent past such
as rare event detection and forest fire monitoring. Bursty traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks …

Distributed wireless network devices are mostly battery-powered. Transmitting a message
on distributed wireless networks uses more energy than receiving one, which in turn uses …

Low-power wireless sensor networks (WSNs) play a vital role in different IoT applications. In
WSNs, MAC protocols are of paramount importance to improve energy efficiency and quality …

Various dynamic MAC layer approaches have been adopted by researchers for achieving
better performance of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Some of these approaches …

Operating under duty-cycle mode allows wireless sensor networks to prolong their lifetime.
However, this working pattern, with the temporary unavailability of nodes, brings challenges …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are increasingly used in environmental monitoring
applications. They are designed to operate for several months by featuring low activity …