Title :
The ANGEL IEEE 802.15.4 enhancement layer: Coupling priority queueing and service differentiation
Author :
Kipnis, Danil ; Willig, Andreas ; Hauer, Jan-Hinrich ; Karowski, Niels
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Networks Group, Tech. Univ. of Berlin, Berlin
Abstract :
The EU FP6 ANGEL project considers the usage of IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless sensor network technology in medical applications. Some key requirements found in this class of applications are not well supported by IEEE 802.15.4. In this paper we propose a wrapper layer on top of IEEE 802.15.4 that adds, amongst others, a mechanism combining priority queueing and per-packet parameter control to provide (stochastic) service differentiation. In this paper we describe the design and implementation of this mechanism and present measurement results, showing its effectiveness.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; personal area networks; queueing theory; telecommunication control; wireless sensor networks; EU FP6 ANGEL project; IEEE 802.15.4 enhancement layer; advanced networked embedded platform as a gateway to enhance quality of life; coupling priority queueing; medical applications; per-packet parameter control; queueing control; service differentiation; wireless sensor network technology; Availability; Biomedical equipment; Data communication; Media Access Protocol; Medical services; Physical layer; Smoke detectors; Stochastic processes; Wireless sensor networks; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Conference, 2008. EW 2008. 14th European
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-3-8007-3102-2
DOI :
10.1109/EW.2008.4623895
