Cross layered adaptive rate optimized irregular LDPC for WSN

Abstract

This paper proposes a cross layered adaptive rate optimized technique that uses irregular low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes over an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Irregular LDPC is used as error control code. Cross layer design along with error control code gives the energy balance in the network. This new algorithm uses the physical layer parameters such as coherence time of the channel, BER and SNR and the routing layer parameter such as demanded data rate to determine the rate of the LDPC coder. The algorithm adaptively changes the code rates as ¾, ½, and 1/3. We have conducted the simulations to verify our methods using MATLAB and find that the proposed scheme increases the network performance in terms of energy balance and quality of data by using irregular LDPC codes in the cross-layer environment.