Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering Networks

Time-slotted channel hopping (TSCH) medium access control is a promising technology for the construction of reliable large-scale smart metering networks. However, the existing TSCH scheduling methods do not meet the requirements of large-scale smart metering applications. In particular, link through...

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Main Authors: Huiung Park, Haeyong Kim, Kyeong Tae Kim, Seon-Tae Kim, Pyeongsoo Mah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8576990/
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spelling doaj-58c825d0908b42ac97071f48129e66192021-03-29T22:07:54ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362019-01-0172200220910.1109/ACCESS.2018.28863758576990Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering NetworksHuiung Park0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3322-7629Haeyong Kim1Kyeong Tae Kim2Seon-Tae Kim3Pyeongsoo Mah4Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South KoreaElectronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, Daejeon, South KoreaElectronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, Daejeon, South KoreaElectronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, Daejeon, South KoreaKorea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South KoreaTime-slotted channel hopping (TSCH) medium access control is a promising technology for the construction of reliable large-scale smart metering networks. However, the existing TSCH scheduling methods do not meet the requirements of large-scale smart metering applications. In particular, link throughput limits exist, which yield packet latency and buffer overflows. In this paper, we propose a static TSCH scheduling scheme that permits all nodes in the TSCH network to transmit or receive frames in any slot. To reduce network control message collisions, we define the broadcast slots and unicast slots individually. To assess the performance of the proposed TSCH scheduling scheme, an evaluation is performed in a real-world testbed. The proposed scheduling scheme achieves a high packet delivery ratio (PDR), even in large-scale and densely deployed networks. In most scenarios, the reliability required by smart metering services is achieved. In a 100-node network, in particular, the proposed scheduling method achieves a PDR exceeding 99%, even when 350-byte packets are collected every 60 s. The scheme and results reported in this study have potential application as guidelines for implementation of large-scale TSCH-based smart metering networks.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8576990/Internet of things (IoT)smart metering networkstime slotted channel hopping (TSCH) schedulingwireless sensor networks
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author Huiung Park
Haeyong Kim
Kyeong Tae Kim
Seon-Tae Kim
Pyeongsoo Mah
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Haeyong Kim
Kyeong Tae Kim
Seon-Tae Kim
Pyeongsoo Mah
Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering Networks
IEEE Access
Internet of things (IoT)
smart metering networks
time slotted channel hopping (TSCH) scheduling
wireless sensor networks
author_facet Huiung Park
Haeyong Kim
Kyeong Tae Kim
Seon-Tae Kim
Pyeongsoo Mah
author_sort Huiung Park
title Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering Networks
title_short Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering Networks
title_full Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering Networks
title_fullStr Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering Networks
title_full_unstemmed Frame-Type-Aware Static Time Slotted Channel Hopping Scheduling Scheme for Large-Scale Smart Metering Networks
title_sort frame-type-aware static time slotted channel hopping scheduling scheme for large-scale smart metering networks
publisher IEEE
series IEEE Access
issn 2169-3536
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Time-slotted channel hopping (TSCH) medium access control is a promising technology for the construction of reliable large-scale smart metering networks. However, the existing TSCH scheduling methods do not meet the requirements of large-scale smart metering applications. In particular, link throughput limits exist, which yield packet latency and buffer overflows. In this paper, we propose a static TSCH scheduling scheme that permits all nodes in the TSCH network to transmit or receive frames in any slot. To reduce network control message collisions, we define the broadcast slots and unicast slots individually. To assess the performance of the proposed TSCH scheduling scheme, an evaluation is performed in a real-world testbed. The proposed scheduling scheme achieves a high packet delivery ratio (PDR), even in large-scale and densely deployed networks. In most scenarios, the reliability required by smart metering services is achieved. In a 100-node network, in particular, the proposed scheduling method achieves a PDR exceeding 99%, even when 350-byte packets are collected every 60 s. The scheme and results reported in this study have potential application as guidelines for implementation of large-scale TSCH-based smart metering networks.
topic Internet of things (IoT)
smart metering networks
time slotted channel hopping (TSCH) scheduling
wireless sensor networks
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8576990/
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