AdAMAC: A New MAC Protocol for High Traffic Wireless Networks

Medium access control is a key problem in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. An efficient medium access control algorithm allows nodes to share the wireless medium at a lower energy cost and achieve a higher throughput. Most existing medium access control techniques for wireless networks are designed to work well under low traffic rates. In this paper we propose a new medium access control algorithm AdAMAC for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks under relatively high traffic rates. We demonstrate using simulations that AdAMAC outperforms the best medium access control algorithms designed for higher traffic rates in terms of packet delivery ratio and latency and has a similar energy cost to them.