Linking information and energy—activity-based energy-aware information processing. (April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hu, Xiaolin; Zeigler, Bernard P
• Is Part Of: Simulation. Volume 89:Number 4(2013)
• Page Start: 435
• Page End: 450
• Publication Date: 2013-04
• Subjects: activity -- energy-aware information processing -- discrete event system specification -- sensor node -- wildfire; Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/0037549711400778
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0037-5497

Abstract

We present an activity-based framework that links information and energy. The activity-based framework uses a quantization-based approach for modeling information processing and defines weighted activity to model the energy consumption of information processing. We provide a formal description of this framework and use simulation to show how it enables one to study the interaction between information and energy in energy-aware information processing. An existing discrete event system specification (DEVS)-based simulation environment, DEVS-FIRE, is employed to model wireless sensor nodes for detecting and monitoring wildfires. Simulation experimental results confirm the utility of the activity-based framework to support the analysis and design of energy-aware information processing systems.