BurstProbe: Debugging time-critical data delivery in wireless sensor networks

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Abstract

In this paper we present BurstProbe, a new technique to accurately measure link burstiness in a wireless sensor network employed for time-critical data delivery. Measurement relies on shared probing slots that are embedded in the transmission schedule and used by nodes to assess link burstiness over time. The acquired link burstiness information can be stored in the node's flash memory and relied upon to diagnose transmission problems when missed deadlines occur. Thus, accurate diagnosis is achieved in a distributed manner and without the overhead of transmitting rich measurement data to a central collection point. For the purpose of evaluation we have implemented BurstProbe in the GinMAC WSN protocol and we are able to demonstrate it is an accurate tool to debug time-critical data delivery. In addition, we analyze the cost of implementing BurstProbe and investigate its effectiveness.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWireless Sensor Networks - 8th European Conference, EWSN 2011, Proceedings
Pages195-210
Number of pages16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event8th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN 2011 - Bonn, Germany
Duration: 23 Feb 201125 Feb 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6567 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference8th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN 2011
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBonn
Period23/02/1125/02/11

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