Research Article

Energy-Efficient Asynchronous QoS MAC Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Table 5

Parameters used for the performance analysis of AQSen-MAC protocol.

ParameterValue

Simulation time10 h
Sender nodes1 to 10
Area
Sensor nodeTelos Rev B
Operating voltage2.1 V
Size of data packet28 bytes
Size of Tx beacon14 bytes
Size of Rx beacon13 bytes
ACK packet size11 bytes
Wake-up beacon size9 bytes
Data rate250 kbps
Slot time0.32 ms
CCA check delay0.128 ms
SIFS0.192 ms
5 ms
Packet rate1 packet/s
Listen time17 ms
Retransmission limit10
Buffer size32
Frequency2.4 GHz
810 Joules
10%