Simulation study of packet length for improving throughput of IEEE 802.15.4 for image transmission in WSNs

Author

Baseri, Mohamad ; Motamedi, Seyed Ahmad

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Amirkabir Univ. of Technol., Tehran, Iran

fYear

2013

fDate

9-11 May 2013

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

9

Abstract

In this paper, we have studied image transmission over Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network based on IEEE802.15.4 MAC Protocol. The focus of the research is on Packet length, in order to attain high level of throughput. IEEE 802.15.4 is a low rate MAC Protocol and maximum data rate of 250Kbps. Physical channel error rate is a significant parameter influencing Throughput. Channel error cause packet retransmission. If Bit Error Rate is high, Throughput will severely decrease. Packet length is a substantial parameter in WMSN. We have revealed the more packet length, the more Throughput. In contrast, if the packet in large length is damaged, high volume of data will be lost. Therefore, in this paper, we represent optimal packet length in IEEE 802.15.4 protocol in order to enhance throughput and performance of Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network. We have simulated our work using NS-2 simulator and extract required results. Finally, our paper will offer a suggestion in order to enhance throughput of IEEE-802.15.4.

Keywords

Zigbee; access protocols; error statistics; visual communication; wireless sensor networks; IEEE802.15.4 MAC protocol; NS-2 simulator; WMSN; bit error rate; channel error rate; image transmission; packet length; packet retransmission; wireless multimedia sensor network; Bismuth; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Media Access Protocol; Throughput; Wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.4; Multimedia; Packet Length; Throughput; WSN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technological Advances in Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (TAEECE), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Konya

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5612-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TAEECE.2013.6557186

Filename

6557186