Networking protocols for multi-hop wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are required to simultaneously minimize resource usage as well as optimize performance metrics such as latency and reliability. This paper explores the energy-latency-reliability trade-off for broadcast in multi-hop WSNs, by presenting a new protocol called PBBF (Probability-Based Broadcast Forwarding). PBBF works at the MAC layer and can be integrated into any sleep scheduling protocol. For a given application-defined level of reliability for broadcasts, the energy required and latency obtained are found to be inversely related to each other. Our analysis and simulation study quantify this relationship at the reliability boundary, as well as performance numbers to be expected from a deployment. PBBF essentially offers a WSN application designer considerable flexibility in choice of desired operation points.
Another work related to probability-based broadcasting in WSN is probability-based broadcast forwarding (PBBF) by Miller et al. REF The PBBF works at the media access control (MAC) layer and explores the energy-latency-reliability trade-off.
Exploring the Energy-Latency Trade-Off for Broadcasts in Energy-Saving Sensor Networks
25th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS'05)
25th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS'05)
Computer Science