Research Article

A MAC Protocol of Concurrent Scheduling Based on Spatial-Temporal Uncertainty for Underwater Sensor Networks

Table 4

Qualitative comparison of the four MAC protocols.

ProtocolThroughputEnd-to-end delayEnergy consumptionDynamicCollision rate

UWAN-MACLowHighLowerNoLower
T-LohiLowerHighHighNoHigh
ED-MACHigherHigherHighNoHigher
CSSTU-MACHighLowerLowYesLow