Wireless Sensor Networks:A case study for Energy Efficient Environmental Monitoring
Ioannis Mathioudakis, Neil M. White, Nick R Harris, Geoff V. Merrett · ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) · 2008
Energy efficiency is a key issue for wireless sensor networks, since sensors nodes can often be powered by non-renewable batteries. In this paper, we examine four MAC protocols in terms of energy consumption, throughput and energy efficiency. A forest fire detection application has been simulated using the well-known ns-2 in order to fully evaluate these protocols.