A new technique for reducing MAC address overheads in sensor networks

Abstract

In sensor networks, the size of the medium access control (MAC) address is prohibitively expensive when one considers the small payload and the cost of transmitting one bit. We address this problem by proposing a technique that encodes L-bits of the payload with a key derived from MAC addresses. We show how the decoding process removes the need for MAC addresses in packets. Abstract-In sensor networks, the size of the medium access control (MAC) address is prohibitively expensive when one considers the small payload and the cost of transmitting one bit. We address this problem by proposing a technique that encodes L-bits of the payload with a key derived from MAC addresses. We show how the decoding process removes the need for MAC addresses in packets. Disciplines Physical Sciences and Mathematics