Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

6-15-2021

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Source Publication

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Source ISSN

2327-4662

Abstract

In this two-part paper, we propose a novel medium access control (MAC) protocol for machine-type communications in the Industrial Internet of Things. The considered use case features a limited geographical area and a massive number of devices with sporadic data traffic and different priority types. We target supporting the devices while satisfying their Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements with a single access point and a single channel, which necessitates a customized design that can significantly improve the MAC performance. In Part I of this paper, we present the MAC protocol that comprises a new slot structure, corresponding channel access procedure, and mechanisms for supporting high device density and providing differentiated QoS. A key idea behind this protocol is sensing-based distributed coordination for significantly improving channel utilization. To characterize the proposed protocol, we analyze its delay performance based on the packet arrival rates of devices. The analytical results provide insights and lay the groundwork for the fine-grained scheduling with QoS guarantee as presented in Part II.

Comments

Accepted version. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 8, No. 12 (June 15, 2021): 9945-9957. DOI. © 2021 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Used with permission.

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