A Survey on MAC Layer Protocols for Machine to Machine Communication

As the technology is evolving day by day, most of the research and industry focus is moving towards the applications such as smart cities, transportation and health care. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication is a suitable technology for this kind of applications. It enables omnipresent communication with full automation, where a large number of smart devices connected by wired/wireless links, enabling the interaction between thesedevices without direct human intervention. To efficiently use M2M communication, the whole network stack should be optimized according to the specific requirements of M2M communication. This paper presents a survey on state of the art MAC layer protocols for M2M communication.