Table 4.
Characteristics and affecting factors of Hybrid Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols and BN-MAC protocol.
| No:# | Parameter | ADC-SMAC | LPRT-MAC | BN-MAC | Speck-MAC | A-MAC | Z-MAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coverage | Low | Medium | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
| 2 | Network lifetime | Low | Medium | High | Low | Low | Medium |
| 3 | Average Latency | Medium | Medium | Low | High | Medium | Low |
| 4 | Mobility | Low | Low | High | Low | Low | Medium |
| 5 | Throughput | Low | Medium | High | Low | Low | Medium |
| 6 | Residual energy | Low | Medium | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
| 7 | Packet size affect | High | Medium | Low | High | Medium | High |
| 8 | Duty cycle % | High | High | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
| 9 | Sensing Range-effect on performance | High | High | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 10 | Various floods/flows affect | Medium | High | Low | High | High | Medium |
| 11 | Delivery ratio % | Medium | Low | High | Low | Low | Medium |
| 12 | Path detection time | Hugh | Medium | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
| 13 | Broken paths% | Medium | Low | Low | Medium | High | High |