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Adaptive protocols for information dissemination in wireless sensor networks

TL;DR: It is found that the SPIN protocols can deliver 60% more data for a given amount of energy than conventional approaches, and that, in terms of dissemination rate and energy usage, the SPlN protocols perform close to the theoretical optimum.
Abstract: In this paper, we present a family of adaptive protocols, called SPIN (Sensor Protocols for Information via Negotiation), that efficiently disseminates information among sensors in an energy-constrained wireless sensor network. Nodes running a SPIN communication protocol name their data using high-level data descriptors, called meta-data. They use meta-data negotiations to eliminate the transmission of redundant data throughout the network. In addition, SPIN nodes can base their communication decisions both upon application-specific knowledge of the data and upon knowledge of the resources that are available to them. This allows the sensors to efficiently distribute data given a limited energy supply. We simulate and analyze the performance of two specific SPIN protocols, comparing them to other possible approaches and a theoretically optimal protocol. We find that the SPIN protocols can deliver 60% more data for a given amount of energy than conventional approaches. We also find that, in terms of dissemination rate and energy usage, the SPlN protocols perform close to the theoretical optimum.

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13 Jun 2007
TL;DR: A Data Abstraction Layer (DALi) is proposed, which is inserted between the application layer and the file system and organizes data with networking in mind to facilitate the development of services for Data Search, Naming, and Reduction that combine to make communications more efficient.
Abstract: Communications in mobile and frequently-disconnected sensor networks are characterized by low-bandwidth radios, unreliable links, and disproportionately high energy costs compared to other system operations. Therefore, we must use as efficiently as possible any periods of connectivity that we have. For this reason, nodes in these networks need mechanisms that organize data to streamline search operations, local computation, and communications.This work proposes a Data Abstraction Layer (DALi), which is inserted between the application layer and the file system. DALi organizes data with networking in mind to facilitate the development of services for Data Search, Naming, and Reduction that combine to make communications more efficient. From the resulting two-tiered data hierarchy, we develop a multi-layer drill-down search structure that can locate data multiple orders of magnitude faster (and with much lower energy) than simpler data storage structures. Additionally, DALi conserves energy and bandwidth through a mechanism that acknowledges and removes specific data segments from a mobile sensor network. Finally, it seamlessly integrates in a lossless compression algorithm specifically designed for sensor networks to save additional energy.

15 citations

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01 Sep 2007
TL;DR: This work proposes ameliorations to both P2P approaches to reduce the average energy consumption and delay in unstructured approaches at the expense of a smaller loss on the success ratio, while in structured approaches the modifications increase the success ratios at the cost of average energy consume and delay.
Abstract: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks are frequenlty used for data sharing over mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) due to their decentralization and high tolerance to failures. However, P2P networks do not perform well on MANETs. Structured P2P networks have a high level of unsuccessful queries due to the message drops, while unstructured networks saturate quickly due to the high number of messages sent. This work proposes ameliorations to both P2P approaches. Our solutions reduce the average energy consumption and delay in unstructured approaches at the expense of a smaller loss on the success ratio, while in structured approaches our modifications increase the success ratio at the expense of average energy consumption and delay.

15 citations


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  • ...diminishes energy consumption and network load due to a smaller number of messages sent [17]....

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TL;DR: Simulation experiments show that the multi-objective routing evolutionary algorithm MOREA is better in solution quality and computational efficiency than the up-to-date ant colony optimisation routing algorithm ACOR.
Abstract: A multi-objective evolutionary algorithm is proposed to solve the routing problem in wireless sensor network. Two performance metrics, which consist of the maximisation of remaining lifetime of the wireless sensor network and the minimisation of transmission delay, are considered. Dominating relationship and similarity between solutions are used to compute the fitness of a solution in a population. An energy-saving combination operator executed independently by sink node is presented to create new solutions. An exploitation operator and exploration operator are investigated to find better solutions at the neighbour of a solution space and to inject new genes into a population, respectively. Simulation experiments show that our multi-objective routing evolutionary algorithm MOREA is better in solution quality and computational efficiency than the up-to-date ant colony optimisation routing algorithm ACOR. The non-dominated solutions of MOREA can totally dominate those of ACOR. Moreover, MOREA is several ten times faster than ACOR.

15 citations


Cites background from "Adaptive protocols for information ..."

  • ...SPIN (Sensor Protocols for Information via Negotiation) protocol uses metadata negotiations to eliminate the transmission of redundant data throughout the network (Heinzelman et al., 1999; Kulik et al., 2002)....

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Book ChapterDOI
Liping Liu1, Feng Xia1, Zhi Wang1, Jiming Chen1, Youxian Sun1 
13 Dec 2005
TL;DR: The focus is on coverage and connectivity, which are regarded as the most important respects of network performance and energy-efficiency.
Abstract: The performance of wireless sensor networks depends largely on the deployment of sensor nodes as well as their lifetime mainly determined by the energy consumption. Most current attention, however, has been paid to energy-efficient deployment. With the goal of facilitating further evolution of wireless sensor networks, recently proposed deployment schemes for wireless sensor networks are surveyed. The focus is on coverage and connectivity, which are regarded as the most important respects of network performance and energy-efficiency. Depending on the application and different actions in the network, coverage issues are classified into static and dynamic ones, while connectivity issues into pure connectivity and routing algorithm based connectivity. An overview of each of these areas is presented, and the performance of existing methodologies is discussed. In order to spark new interests and developments in this field, some crucial open issues are pointed out.

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Cites background from "Adaptive protocols for information ..."

  • ...SPIN [29] is the first data-centric protocol, which considers data negotiation between nodes in order to eliminate redundant data and save energy....

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01 Oct 1994
TL;DR: The modifications address some of the previous objections to the use of Bellman-Ford, related to the poor looping properties of such algorithms in the face of broken links and the resulting time dependent nature of the interconnection topology describing the links between the Mobile hosts.
Abstract: An ad-hoc network is the cooperative engagement of a collection of Mobile Hosts without the required intervention of any centralized Access Point. In this paper we present an innovative design for the operation of such ad-hoc networks. The basic idea of the design is to operate each Mobile Host as a specialized router, which periodically advertises its view of the interconnection topology with other Mobile Hosts within the network. This amounts to a new sort of routing protocol. We have investigated modifications to the basic Bellman-Ford routing mechanisms, as specified by RIP [5], to make it suitable for a dynamic and self-starting network mechanism as is required by users wishing to utilize ad hoc networks. Our modifications address some of the previous objections to the use of Bellman-Ford, related to the poor looping properties of such algorithms in the face of broken links and the resulting time dependent nature of the interconnection topology describing the links between the Mobile Hosts. Finally, we describe the ways in which the basic network-layer routing can be modified to provide MAC-layer support for ad-hoc networks.

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Proceedings ArticleDOI
25 Oct 1998
TL;DR: The results of a derailed packet-levelsimulationcomparing fourmulti-hopwirelessad hoc networkroutingprotocols, which cover a range of designchoices: DSDV,TORA, DSR and AODV are presented.
Abstract: An ad hoc networkis a collwtion of wirelessmobilenodes dynamically forminga temporarynetworkwithouttheuseof anyexistingnetworkirrfrastructureor centralizedadministration.Dueto the limitedtransmissionrange of ~vlrelessnenvorkinterfaces,multiplenetwork“hops”maybe neededfor onenodeto exchangedata ivithanotheracrox thenetwork.Inrecentyears, a ttiery of nelvroutingprotocols~geted specificallyat this environment havebeen developed.but little pcrfomrartwinformationon mch protocol and no ralistic performancecomparisonbehvwrrthem ISavailable. ~Is paper presentsthe results of a derailedpacket-levelsimulationcomparing fourmulti-hopwirelessad hoc networkroutingprotocolsthatcovera range of designchoices: DSDV,TORA, DSR and AODV. \Vehave extended the /~r-2networksimulatorto accuratelymodelthe MACandphysical-layer behaviorof the IEEE 802.1I wirelessLANstandard,includinga realistic wtrelesstransmissionchannelmodel, and present the resultsof simulations of net(vorksof 50 mobilenodes.

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  • ...Recently, mobile ad hoc routing protocols have become an active area of research [3, 10, 16, 18, 22]....

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Proceedings ArticleDOI
09 Apr 1997
TL;DR: The proposed protocol is a new distributed routing protocol for mobile, multihop, wireless networks that is highly adaptive, efficient and scalable; being best-suited for use in large, dense, mobile networks.
Abstract: We present a new distributed routing protocol for mobile, multihop, wireless networks. The protocol is one of a family of protocols which we term "link reversal" algorithms. The protocol's reaction is structured as a temporally-ordered sequence of diffusing computations; each computation consisting of a sequence of directed link reversals. The protocol is highly adaptive, efficient and scalable; being best-suited for use in large, dense, mobile networks. In these networks, the protocol's reaction to link failures typically involves only a localized "single pass" of the distributed algorithm. This capability is unique among protocols which are stable in the face of network partitions, and results in the protocol's high degree of adaptivity. This desirable behavior is achieved through the novel use of a "physical or logical clock" to establish the "temporal order" of topological change events which is used to structure (or order) the algorithm's reaction to topological changes. We refer to the protocol as the temporally-ordered routing algorithm (TORA).

2,211 citations


"Adaptive protocols for information ..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Recently, mobile ad hoc routing protocols have become an active area of research [3, 10, 16, 18, 22]....

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01 Dec 1987
TL;DR: This paper descrikrs several randomized algorit, hms for dist,rihut.ing updates and driving t,he replicas toward consist,c>nc,y.
Abstract: Whru a dilt~lhSC is replicated at, many sites2 maintaining mutual consistrnry among t,he sites iu the fac:e of updat,es is a signitirant problem. This paper descrikrs several randomized algorit,hms for dist,rihut.ing updates and driving t,he replicas toward consist,c>nc,y. The algorit Inns are very simple and require few guarant,ees from the underlying conllllunicat.ioll system, yc+ they rnsutc t.hat. the off(~c~t, of (‘very update is evcnt,uwlly rf+irt-ted in a11 rq1ica.s. The cost, and parformancc of t,hr algorithms arc tuned I>? c%oosing appropriat,c dist,rilMions in t,hc randoinizat,ioii step. TIN> idgoritlmls ilr(’ c*los~*ly analogoIls t,o epidemics, and t,he epidcWliolog)litc\ratiirc, ilitlh iii Illld~~rsti4lldill~ tlicir bc*liavior. One of tlW i$,oritlims 11&S brc>n implrmcWrd in the Clraringhousr sprv(brs of thr Xerox C’orporat~c~ Iiitcrnc4, solviiig long-standing prol>lf~lns of high traffic and tlatirl>ilsr inconsistcllcp.

1,958 citations


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  • ...Using gossiping and broadcasting algorithms to disseminate information in distributed systems has been extensively explored in the literature, often as epidemic algorithms [6]....

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  • ...In [1, 6], gossiping is used to maintain database consistency, while in [18], gossiping is used as a mechanism to achieve fault tolerance....

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Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors specify extensions to two common internetwork routing algorithms (distancevector routing and link-state routing) to support low-delay datagram multicasting beyond a single LAN, and discuss how the use of multicast scope control and hierarchical multicast routing allows the multicast service to scale up to large internetworks.
Abstract: Multicasting, the transmission of a packet to a group of hosts, is an important service for improving the efficiency and robustness of distributed systems and applications. Although multicast capability is available and widely used in local area networks, when those LANs are interconnected by store-and-forward routers, the multicast service is usually not offered across the resulting internetwork. To address this limitation, we specify extensions to two common internetwork routing algorithms—distance-vector routing and link-state routing—to support low-delay datagram multicasting beyond a single LAN. We also describe modifications to the single-spanning-tree routing algorithm commonly used by link-layer bridges, to reduce the costs of multicasting in large extended LANs. Finally, we discuss how the use of multicast scope control and hierarchical multicast routing allows the multicast service to scale up to large internetworks.

1,365 citations