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EEMC-MAC: An Energy Efficient Protocol for Multi-Channel Wireless Networks

Authors:
Thiago Neves
Jacir Bordim

Keywords: wireless networks; energy efficient protocols; multi- channel assignment; scheduling.

Abstract:
The popularization of wireless network technologies has driven the quest for efficient solutions in the use of the available resources. In particular, there is an increasing demand for solutions to reduce energy consumption and improve spectrum use. In this context, this work addresses the problems of energy efficient multi-channel assignment and communication scheduling in wireless networks. Considering that the channel allocation is an NP-complete problem, this paper presents a time and energy-efficient protocol. The protocol divides its operation in management and transmission stages. Empirical results show that the management stage, in average, takes less than 5% from the total protocol execution time, while the transmission stage is optimum in terms of energy consumption.

Pages: 6 to 12

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: October 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2163-9027

ISBN: 978-1-61208-305-6

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from October 27, 2013 to October 31, 2013