Utz Roedig

uMAC: An Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control for Wireless Sensor Networks

Andre Barroso, Utz Roedig, and Cormac J. Sreenan. uMAC: An Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control for Wireless Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN2005), Istanbul, Turkey, IEEE Computer Society Press, February 2005.

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Abstract

For the long-term deployment of wireless sensor networks, energy efficient MAC protocols are necessary. The transceiver of a sensor node should only consume energy while actively taking part in communication. Energy consumption in idle mode should be avoided as much as possible. In this paper it is shown how application layer knowledge in the form of flow specifications can be used to improve the energy properties of a MAC protocol. A new protocol, named m-MAC, is proposed and evaluated through simulations.

BibTeX

@InProceedings{         ewsn05:barroso,
  author        	= {Andre Barroso and Utz Roedig and Cormac J. Sreenan},
  title         	= {{uMAC: An Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control for Wireless Sensor Networks}},
  year          	= {2005},
  month         	= feb,
  booktitle     	= {Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN2005), Istanbul, Turkey},
  publisher     	= {IEEE Computer Society Press}, 
  abstract		= 
	{
			For the long-term deployment of wireless sensor networks, energy efficient MAC protocols are necessary. The 
			transceiver of a sensor node should only consume energy while actively taking part in communication. Energy 
			consumption in idle mode should be avoided as much as possible.
			In this paper it is shown how application layer knowledge in the form of flow specifications can be used to 
			improve the energy properties of a MAC protocol. A new protocol, named m-MAC, is proposed and evaluated 
			through simulations.
	}
}