Efficient Data Forwarding for Machine Type Communications in Internet of Things Networks

Table 1

Summary of symbols.

Symbol	Definition
	ACB barring factor in RA slot
	The number of predefined preambles in the system
	The number of devices which succeed in random access in RA slot
	The number of devices which pass the ACB check in RA slot
	The number of backlogged devices in RA slot
	The number of newly activated devices in RA slot
	The number of devices which do not succeed in RA slot and are carried forward into RA slot