A Cross-Layer Approach to Minimize the Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks by Luca Catarinucci, Riccardo Colella, Giuseppe Del Fiore, Luca Mainetti, Vincenzo Mighali, Luigi Patrono, Maria Laura Stefanizzi

“…Specifically, an MAC scheduler manages the awakenings of a commercial power detector connected to the sensor node, and, if an actual communication is detected, it enables the radio transceiver. The effectiveness of the proposed cross-layer protocol has been thoroughly evaluated by means of tests carried out in an outdoor environment.…”
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