An Approach for Modelling Wireless Sensor Networks: Focusing on the Design Concept and Energy Awareness

Michel Bakni (1) , Guillaume Terrasson (1) , Octavian Curea (1) , Alvaro Llaria (1) , Jessye dos Santos

1 ESTIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

In the design stage, Wireless Sensor Network developers generally need simulation tools to save time and money. These simulators require accurate models to precisely describe the behaviors of network nodes. Nevertheless, although model complexity has grown from layered-stack to cross-level, the energy aspects are not yet well implemented. In this paper, we suggest an energy-aware cross-level model for Wireless Sensor Network. Our modelling approach allows parameters that belong to different levels to interact and affect each other. This approach is used to predict the nodes energy consumption and to estimate the lifetime of the system. First, the results obtained from the implementation of our approach will be compared with those collected from a well-known simulator, Network Simulator version 2 using a set of basic scenarios. Then, the utility of our approach in the Wireless Sensor Network design process is highlighted using detailed scenarios that cover different types of interactions.

Mots clés: Energy-aware design; Cross-level; Energy modelling; Wireless Sensor Networks

Domaines: Electronique; Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]; Modélisation et simulation

Michel Bakni, Guillaume Terrasson, Octavian Curea, Alvaro Llaria, Jessye dos Santos. An Approach for Modelling Wireless Sensor Networks: Focusing on the Design Concept and Energy Awareness. International Journal On Advances in Networks and Services, 2020, 13 (1 & 2), pp.33-44. ⟨hal-02895636⟩