CTrace—A protocol architecture for wireless sensor networks based on MAC address

The self-organization is one of the important issues in wireless sensor networks(WSN). Based on the MAC address, a new self-organization algorithm called C-Trace is proposed for environment sensing networks. Combing with the data collection and the network topology, this method produces a protocol structure which focus on the MAC address. Simulation shows that C-Trace has comparable short address and satisfactory data route function with low conflicts.