Journal of Applied Science and Engineering

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Ning Li1, Ping Guo This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.1 and Juan Zhao1

1Logistical Engineering University, Chongqing, P.R. China


 

Received: December 2, 2014
Accepted: April 23, 2015
Publication Date: June 1, 2015

Download Citation: ||https://doi.org/10.6180/jase.2015.18.2.04  


ABSTRACT


Traditional CSMA-based (carrier sense multiple access based) MAC protocol IEEE 802.11 DCF forbids parallel transmission within two hops due to exposed terminal problems in wireless sensor networks. Thus, DCF has achieved interference avoidance at the sacrifice of low throughput. To tackle the problem, this paper presents a new MAC protocol called IACT-MAC. Power control strategy is also introduced to reduce interference. Simulation results show that the implementation of IACT-MAC can achieve high throughput and low latency based on interference avoidance and parallel transmission.


Keywords: Interference Avoidance, MAC, Parallel Transmission, Power Control, Wireless Sensor Networks


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