Mobility Conscious Medium Access Control Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Conceptual Approach

Adeniran Ishola Oluwaranti, Tayo Dorcas Obasanya

Department of Computer Engineering, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/wsn.2014.67014                

Abstract

Mobility in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) presents distinctive challenges in Medium Access Control (MAC) scheme. Numerous MAC protocols for sensor networks assume that sensor nodes are static and focus primarily on energy efficiency. This work seeks to develop an improved mobility conscious medium access control scheme for wireless sensor networks with a view to enhance energy conservation on mobile sensor nodes. On this note, mobility patterns of different scenarios are modelled using Gauss Markov Mobility Model (GMMM) to determine the position and distance of the sensor nodes and how they are correlated in time.

Keywords

Mobility, Medium Access Control, Wireless Sensor Networks, Gauss Markov Mobility Model

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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