Research Article
Analysis of the scalability of hierarchical IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.INFOSCALE2008.3490, author={E. Casilari and A. Fl\^{o}rez-Lara and J.M. Cano-Garc\^{\i}a}, title={Analysis of the scalability of hierarchical IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee networks}, proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Scalable Information Systems}, publisher={ICST}, proceedings_a={INFOSCALE}, year={2010}, month={5}, keywords={Zigbee IEEE 802.15.4 cluster-tree beacon mode sensor networks.}, doi={10.4108/ICST.INFOSCALE2008.3490} }- E. Casilari
A. Flórez-Lara
J.M. Cano-García
Year: 2010
Analysis of the scalability of hierarchical IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee networks
INFOSCALE
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.INFOSCALE2008.3490
Abstract
IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee standard constitutes a promising technology for the deployment of low-power and low rate Wireless Personal Area Networks. Many practical applications of this type of networks may require the association of a non-negligible number of nodes with strong power constraints. In that case, the most efficient way (especially in terms of battery consumption) of organising 802.15.4/Zigbee networks is by means of hierarchical cluster-trees. However, the standard does not impose any particular algorithm to organize, dimension or synchronize a cluster-tree network. This paper addresses this issue by proposing and comparing three simple strategies to parametrize the timing of superframes in static Zigbee cluster-trees.
