International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 102 - Number 8 |
Year of Publication: 2014 |
Authors: Maryam El Azhari, Ahmed Toumanari, Rachid Latif |
10.5120/17835-8714 |
Maryam El Azhari, Ahmed Toumanari, Rachid Latif . Enhanced CSMA/CA Contention Window for Efficient Random Access in IEEE 802.15.6. International Journal of Computer Applications. 102, 8 ( September 2014), 20-25. DOI=10.5120/17835-8714
The IEEE 802. 15. 6 is a new communication standard on Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) for short-range, wireless communications in the vicinity of, or inside a human body. It is used for medical and non-medical applications. The IEEE 802. 15. 6 draft defines a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer compatible with several Physical layers (PHY), it also specifies two main channel access modes; contention based and contention free. This paper aims to mitigate the delay generated by CSMA/CA during the contention based period and thus enhance the network performance in terms of end-to-end delay.