IEEE 802.15. 4 is the de facto standard for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) that outlines
the specifications of the PHY layer and MAC sub-layer in these networks. The MAC protocol …

This paper proposes PriorityMAC, a priority-enhanced medium access control protocol,
designed for critical traffic in industrial wireless sensor and actuator networks (IWSAN). A …

A guaranteed time slot allocation scheme is provided for the IEEE 802.15. 4 standard for use
in wireless personal area networks having sensor devices to overcome bandwidth under …

Industrial applications of wireless sensor networks require timeliness in exchanging
messages among nodes. Although IEEE 802.15. 4 provides a superframe structure for real …

Abstract The IEEE 802.15. 4 standard is able to achieve low-power transmissions in low-rate
and short-distance Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs). It supports a Guaranteed …

The vision to connect everyday physical objects to the Internet promises to create the
Internet of Things (IoT), which is expected to integrate the diverse technologies such as …

The IEEE 802.15. 4 standard is a protocol that has been widely used in many applications
exploiting wireless sensor networks (WSNs). However, it does not provide any means of …

Time-critical applications for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are an important class of
services supported by the standard IEEE 802.15. 4. Control, actuation, and monitoring are …

The IEEE 802.15. 4 standard is one of the widely adopted networking specification for
realizing different applications of Internet of Things (IoT). It defines several physical layer …

A wireless body area sensor network (WBASN) is a wireless networking technology that
interconnects tiny nodes with sensing capabilities in, on or around a human body. The vital …