An Empirical Study of Link Quality Assessment in Wireless Sensor Networks applicable to Transmission Power Control Protocols

Jack Hughes; Pavlos Lazaridis; Ian Glover; Andrew Ball

doi:10.1049/cp.2017.0274

An Empirical Study of Link Quality Assessment in Wireless Sensor Networks applicable to Transmission Power Control Protocols

Jack Hughes, Pavlos Lazaridis, Ian Glover, Andrew Ball

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Abstract

Transmission Power Control (TPC) protocols are poised for wide spread adoption in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) to address energy constraints. Identifying the optimum transmission power is a significant challenge due to the complex and dynamic nature of the wireless transmission medium and this has resulted in several previous TPC protocols reporting poor reliability and energy efficiency in certain scenarios. In line with current studies, this study presents an empirical characterisation of the transmission medium in typical WSN environments. Through this, the sources of link quality degradation are identified and extensive empirical evidence of their effects are presented. The results highlight that low power wireless links are significantly affected by spatio-temporal factors with the severity of these factors being heavily dependent on environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017)
Publisher	IET
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781785616990
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0274
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2018
Event	Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference - Burleigh Court International Conference Centre , Loughborough, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Nov 2017 → 14 Nov 2017 https://events.theiet.org/lapc/about-2017.cfm (Link to Conference Details)

Conference

Conference	Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference
Abbreviated title	LAPC 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Loughborough
Period	13/11/17 → 14/11/17
Internet address	https://events.theiet.org/lapc/about-2017.cfm (Link to Conference Details)

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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An Empirical Study of Link Quality Assessment in Wireless Sensor Networks applicable to Transmission Power Control Protocols

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