In this paper we present a mathematical approach to evaluate the area throughput of a multi-sink wireless sensor network (WSN), where nodes transmit their packets to a sink, selected among many. Sensors and sinks are both Poisson distributed in a bounded domain. A carrier sensing multiple access (CSMA) based protocol is used by nodes to access the channel. We denote as area throughput the amount of samples per second successfully transmitted to the sinks. This performance metric is strictly related to both connectivity and MAC issues: it depends, in fact, on the probability that a given sensor node is not isolated and that it succeeds in transmitting its packet (i.e., the packet does not collide). The aim of this work is to devise a mathematical model that takes CSMA and connectivity issues into account under a joint approach. Through this model some network optimisation strategies could be derived. As an example, sensors could perform an aggregation procedure, responding sporadically to queries with a single packet composed of all samples taken since the previous transmission. Our model allows the evaluation of the optimum size of the packet that should be transmitted, so that the area throughput is maximised. Finally, the effects of the connectivity on the area throughput are evaluated.

R. Verdone, F. Fabbri, C. Buratti. (2008). Area Throughput for CSMA based Wireless Sensor Networks. S.N. : IEEE.

Area Throughput for CSMA based Wireless Sensor Networks

VERDONE, ROBERTO;FABBRI, FLAVIO;BURATTI, CHIARA
2008

Abstract

In this paper we present a mathematical approach to evaluate the area throughput of a multi-sink wireless sensor network (WSN), where nodes transmit their packets to a sink, selected among many. Sensors and sinks are both Poisson distributed in a bounded domain. A carrier sensing multiple access (CSMA) based protocol is used by nodes to access the channel. We denote as area throughput the amount of samples per second successfully transmitted to the sinks. This performance metric is strictly related to both connectivity and MAC issues: it depends, in fact, on the probability that a given sensor node is not isolated and that it succeeds in transmitting its packet (i.e., the packet does not collide). The aim of this work is to devise a mathematical model that takes CSMA and connectivity issues into account under a joint approach. Through this model some network optimisation strategies could be derived. As an example, sensors could perform an aggregation procedure, responding sporadically to queries with a single packet composed of all samples taken since the previous transmission. Our model allows the evaluation of the optimum size of the packet that should be transmitted, so that the area throughput is maximised. Finally, the effects of the connectivity on the area throughput are evaluated.
2008
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2008. PIMRC 2008.
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R. Verdone, F. Fabbri, C. Buratti. (2008). Area Throughput for CSMA based Wireless Sensor Networks. S.N. : IEEE.
R. Verdone; F. Fabbri; C. Buratti.
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