Title :
An efficient self-healing process for ZigBee sensor networks
Author :
Qiu, Wanzhi ; Hao, Peng ; Evans, Rob J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne
Abstract :
Self-healing is an important feature of robust and reliable wireless sensor networks. ZigBee is an industrial standard widely adopted for wireless sensor networks. We propose an efficient process for a ZigBee network to repair itself after node failure or communication breakdown. It allows a disconnected subnet to rejoin the network with minimum message exchanges and, therefore, saves time and energy. This efficiency is achieved by letting a disconnected node to reconnect to the network together with as many descendant nodes as possible. Theoretical and simulation evaluations confirm the efficiency of the proposed process.
Keywords :
telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication standards; wireless sensor networks; ZigBee sensor network; industrial standard; robust reliable wireless sensor network; self-healing process; Information technology; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Information Technologies, 2007. ISCIT '07. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sydney,. NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0976-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0977-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISCIT.2007.4392233