Optimized Beaconless Geo-Routing for Smart Utility Networks

Author

Bader, Ahmed ; Abed-Meraim, Karim ; Alouini, Mohamed-Slim

Author_Institution

Strategic Res. Initiative on Uncertainty Quantification in Sci. & Eng., King Abdulaziz City of Sci. & Technol., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Volume

13

Issue

12

fYear

2013

fDate

Dec. 2013

Firstpage

4587

Lastpage

4588

Abstract

In this letter, we propose to employ beaconless geo-routing in conjunction with the recently ratified IEEE 802.15.4g physical layer standard for smart utility networks. We devise a simple yet an optimized mechanism for selecting the best candidate relaying node. We then compare the end-to-end energy performance of the optimized protocol with the routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL); an IETF standardized specification. We demonstrate that the optimized protocol outperforms RPL particularly when the smart meters are situated more than one hop away from the sink.

Keywords

Zigbee; routing protocols; IEEE 802.15.4g physical layer standard; end-to-end energy performance; lossy networks; optimized beaconless geo-routing; optimized protocol; routing protocol; smart meters; smart utility networks; IEEE 802.15 Standards; OFDM; Routing; Routing protocols; Wireless sensor networks; Geographical routing; OFDM; smart utility networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Sensors Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1530-437X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSEN.2013.2282468

Filename

6603268