Protocol | Sensor-MAC | Time Out-MAC | Wise-MAC | Lightweight MAC | TRAMA | MAC protocol of IEEE 802.15.4 |
Allocation of the radio channel | Dynamic based on CSMA | Dynamic based on CSMA | Dynamic based on CSMA | Static centralized synchronization, based on TDMA | Static centralized synchronization, based on TDMA | Dynamic based on CSMA |
Notification | Listen synchronous channel | Listen synchronous channel | Listen synchronous channel | per booking | per booking | Listen asynchronous channel |
Quality of service | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | present |