Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks in Harsh Environments with Directional Antennas

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In this paper, we consider the application of directional antennas to the hub node of a wireless sensor network (WSN), whilst retaining an omni-directional antenna on each sensor node, thus enhancing link performance without increasing the cost, complexity or energy consumption of the sensor nodes. We propose a simple medium access control (MAC) protocol for the hub node, based on the ALOHA protocol but designed to support multiple antennas on the hub, whilst the sensors retain the original ALOHA protocol. The analysis and simulation results show a 217% increase in throughput. Further possibilities of this architecture include increased range and/or the reduced sensor power consumption.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Authors/Creators:	Chau, A Dawson, J F https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-9977 Mitchell, P D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-2581 Loh, T H
Dates:	Published: 12 November 2018 Accepted: 24 August 2018
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Electronic Engineering (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2018 11:50
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2025 18:24
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2018.1471
Status:	Published
Identification Number:	10.1049/cp.2018.1471
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135277

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