ARQ with implicit and explicit ACKs in wireless sensor networks

Z. Rosberg*, R. P. Liu, A. Y.dong, L. D.tuan, S. Jha

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Abstract

A common application of unattended sensor networks (WSN) is low data rate streaming from many scattered sensors to one or more sink nodes. To meet the stringent requirement of prolonged WSN lifetime, we introduce a new notion of statistical reliability for data streaming applications and propose several variants of stop-and-wait hop-by-hop ARQ with explicit and implicit ACKs. The energy-efficiency of the protocols are mathematically analyzed and compared. The analysis reveals that implicit ACKs should be applied with caution to prevent an "avalanche" of implicit ACK transmissions. It is further shown that a simple combined implicit/explicit ACK resolves the "avalanche" problem. Our proposal is further validated by simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages50-55
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781424423248
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 30 Nov 20084 Dec 2008

Other

Other2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period30/11/084/12/08

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