Exploring Possibilities for RSS-Adaptive Power Control in MICA2-based Wireless Sensor Networks

Author

Lim, J.C. ; Wong, K.D.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Inf. Technol., Malaysia Univ. of Sci. & Technol.,, Petaling Jaya

fYear

2006

fDate

5-8 Dec. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Careful control of power transmission levels can play an important role in prolonging the lifetime of a node in a wireless sensor network. Thus in designing efficient wireless sensor networks protocols serious consideration should be given to this factor. This paper investigates the relationship between power transmission levels and received signal strength and packet reception rates, when MICA2 motes are used. The measurement-based approach obtains real-world performance data of MICA2 mote communications as power transmission levels are varied. The results presented here may therefore be of use in the design of power control algorithms in new communication protocols for the MICA2

Keywords

adaptive control; data communication; power control; telecommunication control; wireless sensor networks; MICA2 mote communication; MICA2-based wireless sensor networks; RSS-adaptive power control; packet reception; power transmission control; protocol; signal strength; Batteries; Microcontrollers; Power control; Power transmission; Protocols; Radio transceivers; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Voltage; Wireless sensor networks; Mica2; power control; wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2006. ICARCV '06. 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0341-3

Electronic_ISBN

1-4214-042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICARCV.2006.345320

Filename

4150323