Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks (MDPI, Switzerland) (ISSN 2224-2708)

In recent years, there has been a tremendous growth of new applications for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Sensors are used in smart cities, intelligent road transportation/vehicular networks, smart traffic junctions, car parks, healthcare and personal well-being applications, location-based services, and the Internet of Things. The transport of information collected from source sensor nodes to sink nodes is primarily achieved through the communication links between these nodes and intermediate nodes. These communication links convey network communication connectivity from the source nodes to the sink nodes, where the information is processed. To route information from source sensors through packet frames, routing protocols are needed at the network layer. At a lower link layer, medium access control (MAC) protocols are needed for the communication links between sensor nodes. The design of MAC protocols affects the throughput, latency, lifetime, and energy-efficiency of a Wireless Sensor Network. Thus, good MAC protocol designs are needed to achieve good tradeoffs among the aforementioned parameters.

Traditional MAC protocols are either Single-Channel-based or Multi-Channel-Based in Wireless Sensor Networks. Recently, new Cooperative and Cognitive MAC protocols have been proposed for Wireless Sensor Networks. In addition, there are also emerging standard MAC protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks. Furthermore, there are also limited theoretical analyses of MAC protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks. Thus, this Special Issue solicits high-quality papers to advance the field of MAC protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks.

Topics of Interest

The coverage of this Special Issue covers topics including, but not limited to:

New Single-Channel MAC Protocols
New Multi-Channel MAC Protocols
New Cooperative MAC Protocols
New Cognitive MAC Protocols
New Directional MAC Protocols
New Heterogeneous Traffic MAC Protocols
New Energy-Adaptive MAC Protocols for Energy Harvesting WSNs
New Energy-Efficient MAC Protocols for Network Lifetime Extension
New Cross-Layer MAC Protocols
Emerging Standards’ MAC Protocols
Theoretical Analyses of MAC Protocols
Implementations/Experiments/Evaluations of MAC Protocols
New Applications/Deployments/Network Architectures for MAC Protocols in WSNs
Survey of MAC Protocols in WSNs


Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.


Details can be found at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/jsan/special_issues/MACPWSN