Experimental study: Link quality and deployment issues in wireless sensor networks

  • Monique Becker
  • , Andre Luc Beylot
  • , Riadh Dhaou
  • , Ashish Gupta
  • , Rahim Kacimi
  • , Michel Marot

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Abstract

In this paper, we highlight the extent of the effects of topological specificities on the deployed solutions, which can be useful to refine already proposed models as well as to carry out protocol tuning or adjustments. We present, an intensive experimental study on wireless Link Quality Indicator (LQI). Using Moteiv's Tmote Sky sensors, we deployed multiHopLQI algorithm of TinyOS in various network configurations: homogeneous and heterogeneous; straight-line and grid topologies with various transmission power levels and distances. Initially, we study LQI time-varying and try to understand the relationship between transmission power level, distance and link quality and present how some random disturbances due to external (physical changes) or internal phenomena (node movement,power variation) may affect the dynamics of the network. Later, we address impacts and side effects of position and power transmission level of some important nodes in the network like the Base Station in such LQI based algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNETWORKING 2009 - 8th International IFIP-TC 6 Networking Conference, Proceedings
Pages14-25
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jul 2009
Event8th International IFIP-TC 6 Networking Conference, NETWORKING 2009 - Aachen, Germany
Duration: 11 May 200915 May 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5550 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference8th International IFIP-TC 6 Networking Conference, NETWORKING 2009
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityAachen
Period11/05/0915/05/09

Keywords

  • CC2420 radio
  • Link quality indicator
  • Transmission power
  • Wireless sensor networks

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