Combinatorial synthesis of communication protocol ZigBee with interval multiset estimates

The paper addresses modular modeling, analysis, design, and improvement of communication protocols for wireless communication systems. Communication protocol ZigBee for wireless sensor network is examined as an example for the analysis and design. Morphological (modular) system design and improvement are considered as composition of the protocol elements (components) configuration. The solving process is based on Hierarchical Morphological Multicriteria Design (HMMD): (i) multicriteria selection of alternatives for system components, (ii) synthesis of the selected alternatives into a resultant combination. Interval multiset estimates are used for assessment of design alternatives for protocol elements. Two additional systems problems are examined: (a) improvement of the obtained solutions, (b) aggregation of the obtained solutions into a resultant protocol configuration. The improvement and aggregation processes are based on multiple choice problem with interval multiset estimates. Numerical examples illustrate the design process.