Medium Access Control for IoT
Stub. The lowest layer of IoT communication protocols: collision detection and resolution, power-saving MAC algorithms, IEEE 802.15.4, non-beacon tracking, and global/long-preamble synchronization, illustrated with a cold supply-chain auditing case study.
The MAC layer handles everything unpleasant about sharing a noisy, power-constrained RF medium among many nodes: detecting and resolving transmission collisions, saving power by sleeping most of the time, discovering and pairing with neighbors, and staying synchronized without a central clock. Covers the general mechanisms plus their concrete realization in IEEE 802.15.4 (the basis for many low-power IoT radios), non-beacon-enabled tracking, and the global- vs. long-preamble synchronization strategies used when devices can’t stay awake to listen for a beacon — grounded in a cold supply-chain auditing case study.
Outline (TODO — flesh out each)
- Collision detection and resolution
- Power-saving algorithms
- Case study: cold supply chain auditing
- Power MAC algorithms
- IEEE 802.15.4 protocols
- Non-beacon tracking
- Global synchronization
- Long preamble synchronization