Title
Low-power and topology-free data transfer protocol with synchronous packet transmissions
Abstract
Tightly synchronizing transmissions of the same packet from different sources theoretically results in constructive interference. Exploiting this property potentially speeds up network-wide packet propagation with minimal latencies. Our empirical results suggest the timing constraints can be relaxed in the real world, especially for radios using lower frequencies such as the IEEE 802.15.4 radios at 900 MHz. Based on these observations we propose PEASST, a topology-free protocol that leverages synchronized transmissions to lower the cost of end-to-end data transfers, and enables multiple traffic flows. In addition, PEASST integrates a receiver-initiated duty-cycling mechanism to further reduce node energy consumption. Results from both our Matlab-based simulations and indoor testbed reveal that PEASST can achieve a packet delivery latency matching the current state-of-the-art schemes that also leverages synchronized transmissions. In addition, PEASST reduces the radio duty-cycling by three-fold. Furthermore, comparisons with a multi-hop routing protocol shows that PEASST effectively reduces the per-packet control overhead. This translates to a ~10% higher packet delivery performance with a duty cycle of less than half.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/SAHCN.2014.6990377
SECON
Keywords
Field
DocType
end-to-end data transfers,ieee 802.15.4 radios,protocols,matlab-based simulations,synchronous packet transmissions,radiofrequency interference,multiple traffic flows,packet delivery latency matching,low-power data transfer protocol,radio duty-cycling reduction,per-packet control overhead reduction,receiver-initiated duty-cycling mechanism,topology-free data transfer protocol,peasst,timing constraints,zigbee,indoor testbed,minimal latencies,network-wide packet propagation,radio receivers,node energy consumption reduction,wireless sensor networks,telecommunication traffic,frequency 900 mhz
Data transmission,Computer science,Duty cycle,Synchronizing,Network packet,Testbed,Computer network,Real-time computing,Radio Link Protocol,Energy consumption,Routing protocol
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2473-0440
6
0.57
References 
Authors
16
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jongsoo Jeong1334.11
Jong-Jun Park2474.77
Hoon Jeong371.29
Jong-Arm Jun4527.24
Chieh-Jan Mike Liang580443.13
JeongGil Ko667464.60