Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer Perspective
The adverse impacts of using conventional batteries in the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as cost-effective maintenance, numerous battery replacements, and environmental hazards, have led to an interest in integrating energy harvesting technology into IoT devices to extend their lifetime and...
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| description | The adverse impacts of using conventional batteries in the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as cost-effective maintenance, numerous battery replacements, and environmental hazards, have led to an interest in integrating energy harvesting technology into IoT devices to extend their lifetime and sustainably effectively. However, this requires improvements in different IoT protocol stack layers, especially in the MAC layer, due to its high level of energy consumption. These improvements are essential in critical applications such as IoT medical devices. In this paper, we simulated a dense solar-based energy harvesting Wi-Fi network in an e-Health environment, introducing a new algorithm for energy consumption mitigation while maintaining the required Quality of Service (QoS) for e-Health. In compliance with the upcoming Wi-Fi amendment 802.11be, the Access Point (AP) coordination-based optimization technique is proposed, where an AP can request dynamic resource rescheduling along with its nearby APs, to reduce the network energy consumption through adjustments within the standard MAC protocol. This paper shows that the proposed algorithm, alongside using solar energy harvesting technology, increases the energy efficiency by more than 40% while maintaining the e-Health QoS requirements. We believe this research will open new opportunities in IoT energy harvesting integration, especially in QoS-restricted environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-906bcba3b66c43d88949f016c0014b092023-11-23T13:01:58ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-05-012210383110.3390/s22103831Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer PerspectiveGolshan Famitafreshi0Muhammad Shahwaiz Afaqui1Joan Melià-Seguí2Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Rambla del Poblenou, 154, 08018 Barcelona, SpainSchool of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UKInternet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Rambla del Poblenou, 154, 08018 Barcelona, SpainThe adverse impacts of using conventional batteries in the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as cost-effective maintenance, numerous battery replacements, and environmental hazards, have led to an interest in integrating energy harvesting technology into IoT devices to extend their lifetime and sustainably effectively. However, this requires improvements in different IoT protocol stack layers, especially in the MAC layer, due to its high level of energy consumption. These improvements are essential in critical applications such as IoT medical devices. In this paper, we simulated a dense solar-based energy harvesting Wi-Fi network in an e-Health environment, introducing a new algorithm for energy consumption mitigation while maintaining the required Quality of Service (QoS) for e-Health. In compliance with the upcoming Wi-Fi amendment 802.11be, the Access Point (AP) coordination-based optimization technique is proposed, where an AP can request dynamic resource rescheduling along with its nearby APs, to reduce the network energy consumption through adjustments within the standard MAC protocol. This paper shows that the proposed algorithm, alongside using solar energy harvesting technology, increases the energy efficiency by more than 40% while maintaining the e-Health QoS requirements. We believe this research will open new opportunities in IoT energy harvesting integration, especially in QoS-restricted environments.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/10/3831energy harvestinge-HealthcareWi-Fi technologyMAC layeroptimizationMIoT |
| spellingShingle | Golshan Famitafreshi Muhammad Shahwaiz Afaqui Joan Melià-Seguí Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer Perspective Sensors energy harvesting e-Healthcare Wi-Fi technology MAC layer optimization MIoT |
| title | Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer Perspective |
| title_full | Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer Perspective |
| title_short | Enabling Energy Harvesting-Based Wi-Fi System for an e-Health Application: A MAC Layer Perspective |
| title_sort | enabling energy harvesting based wi fi system for an e health application a mac layer perspective |
| topic | energy harvesting e-Healthcare Wi-Fi technology MAC layer optimization MIoT |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/10/3831 |
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