Configurable medium access control for wireless sensor networks

Abstract

This article presents C-MAC, a Configurable Protocol for medium access control in wireless sensor networks. C-MAC works as a framework of medium access control strategies, with a transparent configuration system. The protocol aggregates different services, each implemented in several different strategies. Applications may configure different communication parameters in compile-time and run-time. C-MAC's metaprogrammed implementation yields smaller footprint and higher performance than equivalent protocols for wireless sensor networks. © International Federation for Information Processing 2007.