a carrier sense multiple access
with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) based
Mac protocol, called nanoMac, suitable for
low bit-rate, low-power wireless devices with
high efficiency
X-Mac, a low power Mac
protocol for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Standard
Mac protocols developed for duty-cycled WSNs such as
BMac, which is the default Mac protocol for TinyOS, employ
an extended preamble and preamble sampling.