2nd International IEEE Conference on Communication System Software and Middleware

Research Article

Optimal Dynamic Activation Policies in Sensor Networks

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COMSWA.2007.382435,
        author={Taposh Banerjee and Smruti  Padhy and Arzad A. Kherani},
        title={Optimal Dynamic Activation Policies in Sensor Networks},
        proceedings={2nd International IEEE Conference on Communication System Software and Middleware},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={COMSWARE},
        year={2007},
        month={7},
        keywords={Batteries  Computer science  Control systems  Data compression  Optimal control  Physical layer  Power engineering and energy  Protocols  Random processes  Terminology},
        doi={10.1109/COMSWA.2007.382435}
    }
    
  • Taposh Banerjee
    Smruti Padhy
    Arzad A. Kherani
    Year: 2007
    Optimal Dynamic Activation Policies in Sensor Networks
    COMSWARE
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/COMSWA.2007.382435
Taposh Banerjee1,*, Smruti Padhy1,*, Arzad A. Kherani1,*
  • 1: Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
*Contact email: taposh@cse.iitd.ernet.in, spadhy@cse.iitd.ernet.in, alam@cse.iitd.ernet.in

Abstract

We consider a sensor network where the nodes are capable of energy harvesting, i.e., can use energy from surrounding environment to recharge their battery. We consider the problem of controlling the activity of a sensor node. This problem is cast as controlling the service rate of a station in a closed three-queue system. We obtain the Norton's equivalent of the system and show the structure of the optimal rate control policy for various combinations of rate structures and utility function.