A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing Schemes
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are receiving a lot of research attention due to continual improvement in the technologies used by these networks. The energy efficiency of sensor nodes and the network as a whole is of specific importance. One possible area where energy savings can be made lies withi...
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| Series: | International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
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| author | Magdalena J. Grobler Henri-Jean Marais Joubert G. J. Krige |
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| description | Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are receiving a lot of research attention due to continual improvement in the technologies used by these networks. The energy efficiency of sensor nodes and the network as a whole is of specific importance. One possible area where energy savings can be made lies within the routing protocols employed; however, these protocols are typically only simulated. In this work we develop a WSN testbed and conduct investigations on the fidelity of simulated energy-aware WNS routing protocols. It was found that the real-world performance of these energy-aware protocols was significantly lower than that predicted by simulation models. This can be mainly attributed to chip-level effects not taken into account by simulation models, leading to simulated results that cannot be achieved in real-world deployments. This work illuminates the shortfalls of existing simulation models and suggests ways in which these models can be improved. Additionally the testbed allows other energy-aware routing protocols to be investigated easily. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f934e3dd876b469b8baff0c3cf69012a2023-09-03T05:43:20ZengHindawi - SAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772014-06-011010.1155/2014/795268795268A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing SchemesMagdalena J. GroblerHenri-Jean MaraisJoubert G. J. KrigeWireless sensor networks (WSNs) are receiving a lot of research attention due to continual improvement in the technologies used by these networks. The energy efficiency of sensor nodes and the network as a whole is of specific importance. One possible area where energy savings can be made lies within the routing protocols employed; however, these protocols are typically only simulated. In this work we develop a WSN testbed and conduct investigations on the fidelity of simulated energy-aware WNS routing protocols. It was found that the real-world performance of these energy-aware protocols was significantly lower than that predicted by simulation models. This can be mainly attributed to chip-level effects not taken into account by simulation models, leading to simulated results that cannot be achieved in real-world deployments. This work illuminates the shortfalls of existing simulation models and suggests ways in which these models can be improved. Additionally the testbed allows other energy-aware routing protocols to be investigated easily.https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/795268 |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena J. Grobler Henri-Jean Marais Joubert G. J. Krige A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing Schemes International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
| title | A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing Schemes |
| title_full | A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing Schemes |
| title_fullStr | A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing Schemes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing Schemes |
| title_short | A Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for the Evaluation of Energy-Aware Routing Schemes |
| title_sort | wireless sensor network testbed for the evaluation of energy aware routing schemes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/795268 |
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