Title :
VLM2: a very lightweight mobile multicast system for wireless sensor networks
Author :
Sheth, Anmol ; Shucker, Brian ; Han, Richard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Wireless sensor networks require lightweight routing tailored for sensor devices with severe memory, power, and cost constraints. Such lightweight protocols must also support mobility and fault tolerance. The very Lightweight Mobile Multicast (VLM2) system addresses these concerns, introducing multicast support into wireless sensor networks. In simulation and in a true implementation on hardware Motes, VLM2 achieves multicast with a lightweight footprint of no more than 17 kb per node and also responds with agility to a wide range of mobility.
Keywords :
fault tolerance; mobile radio; multicast protocols; routing protocols; wireless sensor networks; VLM2; cost constraint; fault tolerance; hardware motes; lightweight protocol; lightweight routing; memory constraints; mobility range; power; very lightweight mobile multicast system; wireless sensor network; Costs; Intelligent sensors; Multicast protocols; Network topology; Relays; Routing protocols; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature sensors; Unicast; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking, 2003. WCNC 2003. 2003 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7700-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2003.1200683
