Wireless sensor networks (WSN) may be composed by tens or hundreds of nodes. Nodes measure variables and send their values to a base station through a shared low data rate wireless communication channel. Communication protocols for WSNs have been developed in order to support a large number of nodes. However, if a great deal of data is transmitted through a low speed communication channel, data packet congestion may happen. Congestion may lead to high latencies or data loss. Data congestion could take place in WSNs with a large number of nodes sending data periodically, or in WSNs where the data rate can increase when a specific event is detected. In this paper we analyze the conditions that lead to congestion of the communication channel considering the following nodes configuration parameters: (1) transmission time intervals, (2) data packet generation rate, and (3) transmitter output power level. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
Documento: | Artículo |
Título: | Communication channel occupation and congestion in wireless sensor networks |
Autor: | Godoy, P.D.; Cayssials, R.L.; García Garino, C.G. |
Filiación: | ITIC, FCEN and Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - FRBB, Buenos Aires, Argentina ITIC and Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina |
Palabras clave: | Occupation of the communication channel; WSN collision; WSN congestion; ZigBee configuration; ZigBee data traffic; Communication channels (information theory); Sensor nodes; Wireless telecommunication systems; Zigbee; Configuration parameters; Data traffic; Low data rates; Output power levels; Transmission time interval; Wireless communication channels; WSN collision; WSN congestion; Wireless sensor networks |
Año: | 2018 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2017.12.049 |
Título revista: | Computers and Electrical Engineering |
Título revista abreviado: | Comput Electr Eng |
ISSN: | 00457906 |
CODEN: | CPEEB |
Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00457906_v_n_p_Godoy |