Energy Efficient MAC for QoS Traffic in Wireless Body Area Network

Evolutionary Computing Assisted Wireless Sensor Network Mining for QoS-Centric and Energy-efficient Routing Protocol

The exponential rise in wireless communication demands and allied applications have revitalized academia-industries to develop more efficient routing protocols. Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) being battery operated network, it often undergoes node death-causing pre-ma...

Game Theory based Energy Efficient Hybrid MAC Protocol for Lifetime Enhancement of Wireless Sensor Network

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) comprising of tiny, power-constrained nodes are getting very popular due to their potential uses in wide applications like monitoring of environmental conditions, various military and civilian applications. The critical issue in the node is energy consumption since it is operated using battery, therefore its lifetime should be maximized for effective utilization ...

An Energy efficient MAC for Wireless Body Area Network and its Cross Layer Performance

A Wireless body area network (WBAN) consists of sensors attached to the body surface, implanted under the skin, or dispersed in the clothing. Due to implanted feature, replacing sensors or charging their battery requires surgery. So there is a need for efficient energy usage. As the information carried by the nodes is critical, it should be immediately communicated to the monitoring device. Thu...

Energy-efficient Wireless Sensor Network MAC Protocol

A power efficient MAC protocol for wireless body area networks

Applications of wearable and implanted wireless sensor devices are hot research area. A specialized field called the body area networks (BAN) has emerged to support this area. Managing and controlling such a network is a challenging task. An efficient media access control (MAC) protocol to handle proper management of media access can considerably improve the performance of such a network. Power...