Green-Frag: Energy-efficient frame fragmentation scheme for wireless sensor networks

Daghistani, Anas H.; Shihada, Basem

Green-Frag: Energy-efficient frame fragmentation scheme for wireless sensor networks

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Conference Paper

Authors

Daghistani, Anas H.
Shihada, Basem

KAUST Department

Computer Science Program
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Networks Laboratory (NetLab)

Date

2013-10

Abstract

Frame fragmentation techniques aim to achieve higher throughput by reducing retransmissions. Using experiments on a WSN testbed, we show that frame fragmentation also helps to reduce energy consumption. In this paper we propose Green-Frag, a new energy-efficient protocol based on efficient frame fragmentation technique. Green-Frag allows sensor nodes to transmit data with optimal transmit power and frame structure based on environmental conditions. Green-Frag takes into consideration the channel conditions, interference patterns and level, as well as the distance between sender and receiver. The paper discusses various design and implementation considerations for Green-Frag. Using experimental evaluation on a sensor mote testbed, we show that Green-Frag achieves the least energy consumption by choosing the best transmit power according to the channel conditions.

Citation

Daghistani, A., & Shihada, B. (2013). Green-Frag: Energy-efficient frame fragmentation scheme for wireless sensor networks. 2013 IEEE 9th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob). doi:10.1109/wimob.2013.6673399