Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols for Wireless Body Area Networks: A Survey

Authors

  • Aparna A. R.  Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SNGCE, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
  • Malini Soman  Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SNGCE, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Keywords:

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs), Medium Access Control (MAC), Energy Efficiency.

Abstract

With recent advances in wireless networking, Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) became practically feasible. This paper presents a survey about energy-efficient MAC protocols for WBANs. The importance and significance of MAC protocols are discussed. Several methods that provide energy efficiency for WBANs are identified. Also highlights features of various existing MAC protocols along with their advantages and limitations.

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Aparna A. R., Malini Soman, " Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols for Wireless Body Area Networks: A Survey, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 1, Issue 4, pp.309-315, July-August-2015.