Title
Robust synchronization for IEEE 802.15.4 CSS wireless sensor networks
Abstract
In a wireless network, synchronization accuracy can be significantly affected by impairments affecting the physical layer. It is well known that path delay asymmetry adversely affects timing protocols based on two-way message exchanges but, unfortunately, bounds to link asymmetry are hard to ensure when timing messages are exchanged through wireless links. It would then be desirable to be able to flag the corresponding timestamps as unreliable. This paper discusses the application of a timestamp validation approach in the synchronization of the nodes in a wireless network employing physical-level timestamping in a IEEE 802.15.4 Chirp Spread Spectrum. Because a Kalman filter is employed as a servo for the local clock, differences between the timestamp received through the network and the predicted local time can be compared to statistical thresholds referred to the Kalman filter innovation process. Thus, a detector decision rule can be successfully based on well-defined statistical criteria, as shown by experimental data presented in the paper.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/IWMN.2013.6663767
Measurements and Networking Proceedings
Keywords
Field
DocType
kalman filters,spread spectrum communication,synchronisation,wireless sensor networks,css,ieee 802.15.4,kalman filter,chirp spread spectrum,path delay asymmetry,robust synchronization,statistical thresholds,synchronization accuracy,timestamp validation approach
Wireless network,Key distribution in wireless sensor networks,Synchronization,Timestamping,Computer science,Computer network,Timestamp,Chirp spread spectrum,Wireless sensor network,IEEE 802.15
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4673-2873-9
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Paolo Ferrari139259.01
Giada Giorgi27113.30
Claudio Narduzzi313820.65
sabina rinaldi400.34
m rizzi500.34