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Real-Time Communications over Cluster-Tree Sensor Networks with Mobile Sink Behaviour
Ref: HURRAY-TR-080801       Publication Date: 25 to 27, Aug, 2008

Real-Time Communications over Cluster-Tree Sensor Networks with Mobile Sink Behaviour

Ref: HURRAY-TR-080801       Publication Date: 25 to 27, Aug, 2008

Abstract:
Modelling the fundamental performance limits of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is of paramount importance to understand the behaviour of WSN under worst-case conditions and to make the appropriate design choices. In that direction, this paper contributes with a methodology for modelling cluster-tree WSNs with a mobile sink. We propose closed-form recurrent expressions for computing the worst-case end-to-end delays, buffering and bandwidth requirements across any source-destination path in the cluster-tree assuming error free channel. We show how to apply our theoretical results to the specific case of IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee WSNs. Finally, we demonstrate the validity and analyze the accuracy of our methodology through a comprehensive experimental study, therefore validating the theoretical results through experimentation.

Authors:
Petr Jurcik
,
Ricardo Severino
,
Anis Koubâa
,
Mário Alves
,
Eduardo Tovar


14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2008), IEEE, pp 401-412.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

DOI:10.1109/RTCSA.2008.45.
WOS ID: 000260407600043.



Record Date: 1, Aug, 2008