Green content communications in 6LoWPAN. Issue 1 (1st January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Yanli; Wang, Xiaonan
• Is Part Of: IET networks. Volume 9:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 38
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01
• Subjects: energy consumption -- wireless sensor networks -- IP networks -- data communication -- personal area networks -- telecommunication power management; green content communications -- low‐power network -- IPv6 -- low‐power wireless personal area network -- sensor network -- rapid energy depletion -- data transmission -- sensor node -- 6LoWPAN WSN -- content transmission -- energy consumption balance -- data communication latency -- energy consumption -- k‐anycast communication model -- content communication latency -- multiple optimal k‐anycast members; Computer network architectures -- Periodicals; Computer network protocols -- Periodicals; Information networks -- Periodicals; Telecommunication systems -- Periodicals; 004.605
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-net.2018.5231
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2047-4954

Abstract

Abstract : As a low‐rate and low‐power network, IPv6 over low‐power wireless personal area network (6LoWPAN) wireless sensor network (WSN) suffers from considerable data communication latency and rapid energy depletion which data transmission mainly accounts for. Therefore, it is significant to reduce data communication latency and balance the energy consumption among sensor nodes to avoid the situation that a sensor node transmits a large content. To achieve these two objectives, the authors are motivated to extend the k ‐anycast communication model to 6LoWPAN WSN so that the different parts of a large content can be provided by multiple optimal k ‐anycast members in parallel. In this way, content communication latency can be reduced and energy consumption caused by content transmission can be shared by these members. This proposal is evaluated and the data results show that this proposal effectively reduces the content communication latency and achieves the energy consumption balance.