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Implementation of a Topology Independent MAC (TiMAC) Policy on a Low-Cost IoT System

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  • Georgios Tsoumanis

    (Department of Informatics & Telecom., University of Ioannina, 45110 Arta, Greece
    This paper is an extended version of our paper published in the proceedings of the Third International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2019), Skopje, North Macedonia, 10–12 June 2019.
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Asterios Papamichail

    (Department of Informatics, Ionian University, 49100 Corfu, Greece
    This paper is an extended version of our paper published in the proceedings of the Third International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2019), Skopje, North Macedonia, 10–12 June 2019.
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Vasileios Dragonas

    (Department of Informatics, Ionian University, 49100 Corfu, Greece
    This paper is an extended version of our paper published in the proceedings of the Third International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2019), Skopje, North Macedonia, 10–12 June 2019.
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • George Koufoudakis

    (Department of Informatics, Ionian University, 49100 Corfu, Greece
    This paper is an extended version of our paper published in the proceedings of the Third International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2019), Skopje, North Macedonia, 10–12 June 2019.
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Constantinos T. Angelis

    (Department of Informatics & Telecom., University of Ioannina, 45110 Arta, Greece
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Konstantinos Oikonomou

    (Department of Informatics, Ionian University, 49100 Corfu, Greece
    This paper is an extended version of our paper published in the proceedings of the Third International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2019), Skopje, North Macedonia, 10–12 June 2019.
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

The emerging new paradigm under the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies (5G) and high expectations for massively expanding today’s Internet of Things (IoT) under 5G, are expected to support a large plurality of low-cost devices for an all-increasing number of new IoT applications. Many emerging IoT applications are going to take advantage of techniques and technologies that have high demands from low-cost devices in terms of processing large amounts of data and communication. For example, in systems based on fog computing technology, low-cost devices have to assign some of their limited resources for processing purposes. Considering the drawbacks emerging from using low-cost devices and the fact that many applications are in need for time-constrained approaches, TDMA-based Medium Access Control (MAC) policies need to be revisited and implemented in low-cost devices of today. In this sense, a policy independent of the underlying topology, TiMAC policy, is considered here and is implemented in low-cost devices using 433 MHz RF modules. Even though the implementation is limited by synchronization issues and a small number of nodes, the obtained experimental results demonstrate the potential for employing TDMA-based MAC policies on IoT systems consisting of low-cost devices.

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  • Georgios Tsoumanis & Asterios Papamichail & Vasileios Dragonas & George Koufoudakis & Constantinos T. Angelis & Konstantinos Oikonomou, 2020. "Implementation of a Topology Independent MAC (TiMAC) Policy on a Low-Cost IoT System," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:12:y:2020:i:5:p:86-:d:356347
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    1. Luiz Oliveira & Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues & Sergei A. Kozlov & Ricardo A. L. Rabêlo & Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, 2019. "MAC Layer Protocols for Internet of Things: A Survey," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-42, January.
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