Wireless Sensor Network Communication Protocols
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2011
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CS6999 Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) Communication Protocols aims at understanding how WSN communication protocols work. We focus on the data link, network and transport layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols provide addressing and channel access control mechanisms that make it possible for several terminals or network nodes to communicate within a multi-point network. In this survey, the assumption is that nodes in the network are fixed in one location, but the radio communication space is highly dynamic due to interference from the environment or from competing traffic in the same (or nearby) frequency bands.