Abstract
Reliability is a constraint of low-power wireless connectivity, commonly addressed by the deployment of mesh topology. Accordingly, power consumption becomes a major concern during the design and implementation of such networks. Thus, a mono-objective optimization was implemented in this work to decrease the total amount of power consumed by a low-power wireless mesh network based on Thread protocol. Using a genetic algorithm, the optimization procedure takes into account a pre-defined connectivity matrix, in which the possible distances between all network devices are considered. The experimental proof-of-concept shows that a mean gain of 26.45 dB is achievable in a specific scenario. Through our experimental results, we conclude that the Thread mesh protocol has much leeway to meet the low-power consumption requirement of wireless sensor networks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Journal | IEEE Sensors Letters |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2024 |
Keywords
- instruction sets
- mesh networks
- message systems
- power consumption
- power demand
- reliability
- routing protocols
- topology
- wireless sensor networks