Title :
Performance evaluation of IEEE 802.15.4 for mobile sensor networks
Author :
Zen, Kartinah ; Habibi, Daryoush ; Rassau, Alexander ; Ahmad, Iftekhar
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup, WA
Abstract :
The IEEE 802.15.4 standard medium access control (MAC) protocol for low rate wireless personal area networks (LRWPAN) is design mainly for static sensor networks and its capability to support mobile sensor networks has not yet been established. To the best knowledge of authors, this is the first paper that evaluates the suitability of IEEE 802.15.4 MAC in mobile sensor networks environment. We evaluate the performance based on node´s speed and beacon order, and observe the effect on energy usage, packet delivery ratio and time required to associate with its coordinator. From the experiment we observe that the moving nodes experienced serious problems in association and synchronization and show results on energy usage, throughput , association and reassociation rate with different speeds of moving node. We also identify some key research problems that need to be addressed for successful implementations of IEEE 802.15..4 in mobile sensor networks environment.
Keywords :
access protocols; mobile radio; personal area networks; telecommunication standards; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.4 standard MAC protocol; low rate wireless personal area networks; medium access control protocol; mobile sensor networks; performance evaluation; Access protocols; Australia; Biomedical monitoring; Design engineering; Media Access Protocol; Robustness; Throughput; Wireless application protocol; Wireless personal area networks; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Optical Communications Networks, 2008. WOCN '08. 5th IFIP International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Surabaya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1979-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1980-7
DOI :
10.1109/WOCN.2008.4542536
