DocumentCode :
615790
Title :
Enabling rapid prototyping of reconfigurable MAC protocols for wireless sensor networks
Author :
Xi Zhang ; Ansari, Javad ; Martinez, Luis Miguel Amoros ; Linio, Noemi Arbos ; Mahonen, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Networked Syst., RWTH Aachen Univ., Aachen, Germany
fYear :
2013
fDate :
7-10 April 2013
Firstpage :
47
Lastpage :
52
Abstract :
Various emerging applications enabled by wireless sensor networks demand new and versatile MAC algorithms. These MAC protocols should be able to adapt to varying application requirements and deployment conditions. In this paper, we present a component based scheme for enabling fast prototyping of MAC protocols using a lightweight tool chain. Our tool chain allows run-time MAC protocol reconfiguration by controlling the data path and the execution flow of the constituent components. Our approach of composing protocols based on common MAC components aims at reducing the protocol prototyping efforts. Moreover, our toolchain implemented for various sensor nodes provides a platform independent MAC meta-language which simplifies the protocol designing, testing and debugging processes. Empirical tests conducted on commercially available sensor nodes show that our approach enables run-time reconfiguration for MAC protocols with affordable memory consumption and execution overhead.
Keywords :
access protocols; wireless sensor networks; component based scheme; data path control; debugging process; independent MAC meta-language platform; lightweight tool chain; rapid prototyping; reconfigurable MAC protocols; sensor nodes; versatile MAC algorithms; wireless sensor networks; Media Access Protocol; Memory management; Programming; Random access memory; Reactive power; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
ISSN :
1525-3511
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5938-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1525-3511
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2013.6554537
Filename :
6554537
Link To Document :
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