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Presentation 2025-10-24 15:45
Zero Excess Node MAC Protocol for Realizing Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks: Design and Implementation
Tatsuhiro Kawaguchi, Koji Ishibashi (The Univ. of Electro-Communications) RCS2025-145
Abstract (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) Conventional receiver-initiated medium access control (MAC) protocols used in energy-harvesting wireless sensor networks require long periods of continuous listening to discover communication partners, which increases power consumption and undermines low-power operation. To address this limitation, we proposed the zero excess node MAC (ZEN-MAC) protocol. ZEN-MAC reduces idle listening by introducing low-power listening based on multistage beacons and clear channel assessment. Furthermore, it mitigates battery depletion by autonomously controlling intermittent listening intervals in a distributed manner, adapting to both harvested energy and neighboring communication activity. This paper demonstrates, through theoretical analyses and computer simulations, that ZEN-MAC enables ultra-low-power communications and presents its implementation on off-the-shelf microcomputers.
Keyword (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) Energy harvesting (EH) / Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) / Receiver-initiated medium access control protocol (RI-MAC) / Asynchronous communication / Multihop communication / Autonomous distributed control / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 125, no. 214, RCS2025-145, pp. 110-115, Oct. 2025.
Paper # RCS2025-145 
Date of Issue 2025-10-16 (RCS) 
ISSN Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Conference Information
Committee RCS  
Conference Date 2025-10-23 - 2025-10-24 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English) Ito-shi-Kanko-Kaikan 
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Topics (in English) Wireless Communication Schemes, Wireless Communication Systems, Wireless Standards, Future Wireless Systems, etc. 
Paper Information
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Conference Code 2025-10-RCS 
Language Japanese 
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Title (in English) Zero Excess Node MAC Protocol for Realizing Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks: Design and Implementation 
Sub Title (in English)  
Keyword(1) Energy harvesting (EH)  
Keyword(2) Wireless sensor networks (WSNs)  
Keyword(3) Receiver-initiated medium access control protocol (RI-MAC)  
Keyword(4) Asynchronous communication  
Keyword(5) Multihop communication  
Keyword(6) Autonomous distributed control  
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1st Author's Name Tatsuhiro Kawaguchi  
1st Author's Affiliation The University of Electro-Communications (The Univ. of Electro-Communications)
2nd Author's Name Koji Ishibashi  
2nd Author's Affiliation The University of Electro-Communications (The Univ. of Electro-Communications)
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Date Time 2025-10-24 15:45:00 
Presentation Time 25 minutes 
Registration for RCS 
Paper # RCS2025-145 
Volume (vol) vol.125 
Number (no) no.214 
Page pp.110-115 
#Pages 6 
Date of Issue 2025-10-16 (RCS) 

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