MANET-issues and their effects on control applications

Author

Nikolakopoulos, George ; Panousopoulou, Athanasia ; Tzes, Anthony

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Patras Univ.

Volume

2

fYear

2005

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2005

Lastpage

376

Abstract

This article presents a case-study on the utilization of the mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) relying on the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol in control applications. The effects of the: a) adopted routing protocol of the network, b) number of communication nodes, c) network geographical topology, d) latency time, and e) the loss of packets and packet reordering, on the stability and performance of a prototype control process is investigated. Furthermore, the multi-hopping capabilities of these MANETs suffer in the case where a large number of nodes are operational, triggering a deterioration in the system´s performance. Extensive simulation studies indicate a need to adaptively adjust the gains of the used static controller caused by the packet-latency variations and the excessive packet losses

Keywords

IEEE standards; ad hoc networks; mobile communication; routing protocols; telecommunication control; IEEE 802.15.4 protocol; MANET; communication node; control application; mobile ad-hoc network; multihopping capability; network geographical topology; packet-latency variation; prototype control process; routing protocol; static controller; Ad hoc networks; Communication system control; Delay; Mobile communication; Network topology; Performance loss; Process control; Prototypes; Routing protocols; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2005. ETFA 2005. 10th IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Catania

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9401-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETFA.2005.1612702

Filename

1612702