Novel MAC routing protocol for wireless sensor networks based on IEEE 802.11 ad hoc networks

Woo-Yong Choi

   Due to the lack of efficient specified multi-hop routing protocol, IEEE 802.11 ad hoc networks have been in limited use for realizing wireless sensor networks where wireless sensors are dispersed in a region and each sensor can transmit its data to one another. We propose a novel MAC routing protocol for IEEE 802.11 wireless sensor networks, of which the service areas are extended by appropriately appointed pseudo-access points.

Keywords: wireless sensor networks, Mac, routing, wireless LANs

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