AB-MAC: A TDMA-based adaptive beaconing MAC protocol for body sensor networks

Seungku Kim, Jae Ho Lee, Hyosun Hwang, Chi Sung Bae, Doo Seop Eom

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    Abstract

    We present an Adaptive Beaconing Medium Access Control (AB-MAC) protocol based on time division multiple access (TDMA) in order to provide healthcare services. The purpose of our protocol is to gain not only energy-efficiency but also provide low delivery latency when both periodic data and event-driven data are present. In order to satisfy these requirements, we propose standby slots that are deployed during each beacon interval. The standby slots are able to identify unscheduled data with low delivery latency. An adaptive beacon is then provided that quickly reschedules the time slots. Furthermore, the AB-MAC asymmetrically assigns energy consumption to a hub instead of the sensor nodes when possible in order to reduce node's energy waste. In this paper, we evaluate IEEE 802.15.4 and AB-MAC in energy consumption and delivery latency. The simulation results indicate that the AB-MAC outperforms than IEEE 802.15.4 in BSNs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2012 the 1st IEEE Workshop on Enabling Technologies for Smartphone and Internet of Things, ETSIoT 2012
    Pages1-6
    Number of pages6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event2012 the 1st IEEE Workshop on Enabling Technologies for Smartphone and Internet of Things, ETSIoT 2012 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
    Duration: 2012 Jun 182012 Jun 18

    Publication series

    Name2012 the 1st IEEE Workshop on Enabling Technologies for Smartphone and Internet of Things, ETSIoT 2012

    Other

    Other2012 the 1st IEEE Workshop on Enabling Technologies for Smartphone and Internet of Things, ETSIoT 2012
    Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
    CitySeoul
    Period12/6/1812/6/18

    Keywords

    • Adaptive beaconing MAC
    • Body Sensor Networks
    • Synchronous MAC
    • TDMA

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computer Networks and Communications

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