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Table 10 Simulation parameters list

From: Medium Access Control (MAC) for Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN): Superframe structure, multiple access technique, taxonomy, and challenges

Common parameters list

Common parameters list

Parameter

Value

Parameter

Value

Operating frequency

2.4 GHz

LTDA-MAC [15]

Channel rate

250 kbps

Total no. of slots in Superframe

32

CCA time

8 symbols

Slots in CAP

6

Max frame retries

4

Transmit power

36.5 mW

Traffic type

CBR

Receive

41.4 mW

Turnaroundtime

12 symbols

PLA-MAC [29]

UnitBackoffPeriod

20 symbols

Total no. of slots in Superframe

128

macAckWaitDuration

54

Slots in CAP

20

Topology

Star

BO

6

PNP-MAC [20]

IEEE 802.15.4 MAC [12]

Total no. of slots in Superframe

128

Total no. of slots in Superframe

16

BO

6

BO

6

SO

3

SO

3

Slot size

7.68 ms

Slot size

7.68 ms

CAP

8 slots

CAP

8 slots

CFP (PNP)

116 slots

CFP

7 slots

MACMinBE

3

MACMinBE

3

MACMaxBE

5

MACMaxBE

5

MACMaxCSMACABackoffs

4

MACMaxCSMACABackoffs

4