@article{scholars16928,
          number = {7},
          volume = {22},
           title = {Energy-Aware QoS MAC Protocol Based on Prioritized-Data and Multi-Hop Routing for Wireless Sensor Networks},
             doi = {10.3390/s22072598},
         journal = {Sensors},
            year = {2022},
       publisher = {MDPI},
            note = {cited By 7},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85127039272&doi=10.3390\%2fs22072598&partnerID=40&md5=6ad34d84e3c8fd25e05da0033d9e85fd},
        abstract = {Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have received considerable interest in recent years. These sensor nodes can gather information from the surrounding environment and transmit it to a designated location. Each sensor node in WSN typically has a battery with a limited capacity. Due to their large number and because of various environmental challenges, it is sometimes hard to replace this finite battery. As a result, energy-efficient communication is seen as a critical aspect in extending the lifespan of a sensor node. On the other hand, some applications that require large coverage and generate various sorts of data packets require multi-hop routing and quality of service (QoS) features. Therefore, in order to avoid network failure, these applications need an energy-efficient QoS MAC protocol that can support multiple levels of data packet priority and multi-hop routing features while focusing on energy conservation. An energy-aware QoS MAC protocol based on Prioritized Data and Multi-hop routing (EQPD-MAC) is proposed in this article. The EQPD-MAC protocol offers a simple yet effective cross-layer communication method. It provides timely delivery of multi-priority packets, uses an adaptive active time to limit idle listening, and integrates a robust routing protocol. Finally, the EQPD-MAC protocol{\^a}??s performance was evaluated and compared to three other well-known QoS MAC protocols. The simulation findings show that the proposed protocol significantly decreases sensor node energy consumption by up to 30.3, per-bit energy consumption by up to 29.6, sink node energy consumption by up to 27.4 and increases throughput by up to 23.3. {\^A}{\copyright} 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},
          author = {Sakib, A. N. and Drieberg, M. and Sarang, S. and Aziz, A. A. and Hang, N. T. T. and Stojanovi{\"A}?, G. M.},
        keywords = {Electric batteries; Energy efficiency; Energy utilization; Internet protocols; Medium access control; Power management (telecommunication); Routing protocols; Sensor nodes, Data packet; Energy aware; Energy-consumption; Environmental challenges; Limited capacity; Mac protocols; Multi-hop routing; Node energy; Quality-of-service; Surrounding environment, Quality of service},
            issn = {14248220}
}