Title :
A survey of transport protocols for wireless sensor networks
Author :
Wang, Chonggang ; Sohraby, Kazem ; Li, Bo ; Daneshmand, Mahmoud ; Hu, Yueming
Author_Institution :
Arkansas Univ., AR, USA
Abstract :
In this article we present a survey of transport protocols for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). We first highlight several unique aspects of WSNs, and describe the basic design criteria and challenges of transport protocols, including energy-efficiency, quality of service, reliability, and congestion control. We then provide a summary and comparison of existing transport protocols for WSNs. Finally, we discuss several open research problems.
Keywords :
telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication network reliability; transport protocols; wireless sensor networks; congestion control; quality of service; reliability; transport protocols; wireless sensor networks; Bandwidth; Delay; Energy efficiency; Guidelines; Measurement; Propagation losses; Quality of service; Transmitters; Transport protocols; Wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MNET.2006.1637930
