Title :
Multi-mode relay simulations: An energy evaluation on WSNet
Author :
Lévy-bencheton, Cédric ; Ammar, Doreid ; Villemaud, Guillaume ; Risset, Tanguy
Abstract :
Relaying provides one of the most interesting solutions to reduce the energy consumption for both the terminals and the network. However, energy evaluation requires a high degree of realism. This paper introduces a realistic energy model to evaluate the energy consumption of multi-mode Software Defined Radios terminals, from a physical layer point of view. It explains the development of multi-mode modules for WSNet, a precise network simulator. It presents WSNet as a pertinent tool to evaluate the energy consumption of an 802.15.4-to-802.11g relay, and shows that multi-mode relaying does not always lead to energy reductions.
Keywords :
software radio; telecommunication computing; telecommunication terminals; 802.15.4-to-802.11g relay; WSNet network simulator; energy consumption; energy evaluation; multimode modules; multimode relay simulations; multimode software defined radio terminals; Energy consumption; IEEE 802.11g Standard; Libraries; Multiaccess communication; Physical layer; Relays; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7687-9
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2011.5725443