Medium Access Control in Wireless Sensor Networks. Ye, W. & Heidemann, J. Wireless Sensor Networks, pages 73–92. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. Chapter 4, C. S. Raghavendra, Krishna Sivalingam, Ty Znati, editors
Wireless Sensor Networks [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
This paper reviews medium access control (MAC), an enabling technology in wireless sensor networks. MAC protocols control how sensors access a shared radio channel to communicate with neighbors. Battery-powered wireless sensor networks with many nearby nodes challenge traditional MAC design. This paper discusses design trade-offs with an emphasis on energy efficiency. It classifies existing MAC protocols and compares their advantages and disadvantages in the context of sensor networks. Finally, it presents S-MAC as an example of a MAC protocol designed specifically for a sensor network, illustrating one combination of design trade-offs.
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	author =	"Wei Ye and John Heidemann",
	title = 	"Wireless Sensor Networks",
	chapter = 	"Medium Access Control in Wireless Sensor Networks",
	note =		"Chapter 4, C. S. Raghavendra, Krishna Sivalingam, Ty Znati, editors",
	publisher = 	"Kluwer Academic Publishers",
	year = 		2004,
	sortdate = "2004-01-01",
	project = "ilense, macss, scadds",
	jsubject = "sensornet_subtransport",
	pages =		"73--92",
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	availability = {
This paper is available only as a chapter in the book \emph{Wireless
Sensor Networks}, Ty Znati, Krishna Sivalingam, C. S. Raghavendra, editors.
A <a href="Ye03c.html">similar but different version</a>
is available electronically.
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	abstract = "
This paper reviews medium access control (MAC), an enabling technology
in wireless sensor networks. MAC protocols control how sensors access
a shared radio channel to communicate with neighbors. Battery-powered
wireless sensor networks with many nearby nodes challenge traditional
MAC design. This paper discusses design trade-offs with an emphasis on
energy efficiency. It classifies existing MAC protocols and compares
their advantages and disadvantages in the context of sensor
networks. Finally, it presents S-MAC as an example of a MAC protocol
designed specifically for a sensor network, illustrating one
combination of design trade-offs.
",
}

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