%0 Journal Article
	%A Marwan Ihsan Shukur and  Lee Sheng Chyan and  Vooi Voon Yap
	%D 2009
	%J International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 26, 2009
	%T Wireless Sensor Networks:Delay Guarentee and Energy Efficient MAC Protocols
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/12628
	%V 26
	%X Wireless sensor networks is an emerging technology
that serves as environment monitors in many applications. Yet
these miniatures suffer from constrained resources in terms of
computation capabilities and energy resources. Limited energy
resource in these nodes demands an efficient consumption of that
resource either by developing the modules itself or by providing
an efficient communication protocols. This paper presents a
comprehensive summarization and a comparative study of the
available MAC protocols proposed for Wireless Sensor Networks
showing their capabilities and efficiency in terms of energy
consumption and delay guarantee.
	%P 332 - 336