Demo abstract: Synchronization using inhibitory and excitatory coupling: From theory to practice

Author

Masood, Wasif ; Klinglmayr, Johannes ; Fehervari, Istvan ; Watzl, Thomas ; Bettstetter, Christian

Author_Institution

Inst. of Networked & Embedded Syst., Univ. of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

fYear

2013

fDate

14-19 April 2013

Firstpage

15

Lastpage

16

Abstract

Solutions for time synchronization based on coupled oscillators operate in a self-organizing and adaptive manner and can be applied to various types of dynamic networks. In this demo, we present the actual implementation of our guaranteed self-organizing synchronization algorithm on packet based networks like wireless sensor networks as well as on iPhone devices (by using acoustic signals). The algorithm is purposed for pulse couple oscillators and exploits the interactions between them to guarantee synchronization on arbitrary network topologies. It supports the design of scalable, minimal control toter and energy efficient communication protocols for fully distributed synchronization.

Keywords

mobile computing; packet radio networks; protocols; synchronisation; telecommunication network topology; wireless LAN; arbitrary network topology; communication protocols; demo abstract; excitatory coupling; iPhone devices; inhibitory coupling; mobile computing; packet based networks; self-organizing synchronization algorithm; time synchronization; wireless communications; wireless sensor networks; Abstracts; Algorithm design and analysis; Couplings; Network topology; Oscillators; Synchronization; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), 2013 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Turin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0055-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INFCOMW.2013.6970702

Filename

6970702