Abstract
This paper proposes an extension to reactive routing protocol, for efficient construction of a collection tree for data acquisition in sensor networks. The Lightweight On-Demand Ad hoc Distance Vector Routing Protocol-Next Generation (LOADng) is a reactive distance vector protocol which is intended for use in mobile ad hoc networks and low-power and lossy networks to build paths between source-destination pairs. In 2013, ITU-T has ratified the recommendation G.9903 Amendment 1, which includes LOADng in a specific normative annex for routing protocol in smart grids. The extension uses the mechanisms from LOADng, imposes minimal overhead and complexity, and enables a deployment to efficiently support “sensor-to-root” traffic, avoiding complications of unidirectional links in the collection tree. The protocol complexity, security, and interoperability are examined in detail. The simulation results show that the extension can effectively improve the efficiency of data acquisition in the network.
Highlights
Background and HistorySince the late 90s, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has embarked upon a path of developing routing protocols for networks with increasingly more fragile and low-capacity links, with less predetermined connectivity properties and with increasingly constrained router resources
While LOAD [7] development was suspended by the 6LoWPAN working group, AODV derivatives live on: IEEE 802.11s [11] is based on AODV, and the ITU-T G3-PLC standard [12], published in 2011, specifies the use of [7] at the MAC layer, for providing mesh-under routing for utility metering networks
This paper proposes an extension to a reactive routing protocol LOADng, denoted by LOADng Collection Tree Protocol (LOADng-CTP), for building a “collection tree” in environments, constrained in terms of computational power, memory, and energy
Summary
“The Internet of Things” (IoT) assumes objects in our environment be part of the Internet, communicating with users and with each other and that these objects have communication as a commodity. While LOAD [7] development was suspended by the 6LoWPAN working group, AODV derivatives live on: IEEE 802.11s [11] is based on AODV, and the ITU-T G3-PLC standard [12], published in 2011, specifies the use of [7] at the MAC layer, for providing mesh-under routing for utility (electricity) metering networks. The emergence of LLNs triggered a renewed interest in AODV-derived protocols for specific scenarios, resulting in work within the IETF [1, 13] for the purpose of standardisation of a successor to LOAD—denoted by LOADng (the Lightweight On-Demand Ad hoc Distance Vector Routing Protocol- Generation). This paper proposes an extension to a reactive routing protocol LOADng, denoted by LOADng Collection Tree Protocol (LOADng-CTP), for building a “collection tree” in environments, constrained in terms of computational power, memory, and energy.
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