Table 2 Comparison of TDMA and CSMA/CA functionalities

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

Function	TDMA	CSMA/CA
Power consumption	Low	High
Bandwidth utilization	Maximum	Low
Preferred Traffic level	High	Low
Dynamic network	Average	Good
Effect of packet failure	Latency	Low
Synchronization	Essential	N/A

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