WSN-HaDaS: A Cross-Layer Handoff Management Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks, a Practical Approach to Mobility
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Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been proposed for monitoring vital signs of patients at home. This scenario requires inter-cell mobility; however, WSNs are not designed to support this characteristic. In this paper we propose a cross-layer protocol to manage the handoff, called WSN-HaDaS (Handoff aware of Data Sending), which operates in the transport layer and medium access control (MAC) sub-layer based on an interaction between the layers (transport and MAC). This protocol interacts with a sending data mechanism (like TCP protocol) to notify the beginning or ending of the handoff process; therefore, the mechanism can stop or resume data sending, respectively. Therefore, WSN-HaDaS prevents packet loss during the handoff process. WSN-HaDaS comprises two main processes to manage mobility: Monitoring Handoff Trigger (MHT) and Handoff Execution Process (HEP); they are responsible for generating the handoff warning messages and executing the handoff process, respectively. Therefore, MHT delay and HEP delay are used as the key performance metrics. To evaluate the proposal, we use a physical test-bed in an indoor environment with the intention of obtaining practical results. The results demonstrate that the proposed protocol performs the handoff process with less delay than the selected reference work. They also show that WSN-HaDaS is an appropriate solution to provide inter-cell mobility in WSNs. Furthermore, we demonstrate the possibility of embedding the WSN-HaDaS in devices with limited resources using the IEEE 802.1.5.4 standard.
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- IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E98-B No.7 pp.1333-1344
- Publication Date
- 2015/07/01
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- Online ISSN
- 1745-1345
- DOI
- 10.1587/transcom.E98.B.1333
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- Wireless Communication Technologies
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Raymundo BUENROSTRO-MARISCAL
Autonomous University of Baja California
Maria COSIO-LEON
Autonomous University of Baja California
Juan-Ivan NIETO-HIPOLITO
Autonomous University of Baja California
Juan-Antonio GUERRERO-IBANEZ
University of Colima
Mabel VAZQUEZ-BRISENO
Autonomous University of Baja California
Juan-de-Dios SANCHEZ-LOPEZ
Autonomous University of Baja California
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Raymundo BUENROSTRO-MARISCAL, Maria COSIO-LEON, Juan-Ivan NIETO-HIPOLITO, Juan-Antonio GUERRERO-IBANEZ, Mabel VAZQUEZ-BRISENO, Juan-de-Dios SANCHEZ-LOPEZ, "WSN-HaDaS: A Cross-Layer Handoff Management Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks, a Practical Approach to Mobility" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications,
vol. E98-B, no. 7, pp. 1333-1344, July 2015, doi: 10.1587/transcom.E98.B.1333.
Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been proposed for monitoring vital signs of patients at home. This scenario requires inter-cell mobility; however, WSNs are not designed to support this characteristic. In this paper we propose a cross-layer protocol to manage the handoff, called WSN-HaDaS (Handoff aware of Data Sending), which operates in the transport layer and medium access control (MAC) sub-layer based on an interaction between the layers (transport and MAC). This protocol interacts with a sending data mechanism (like TCP protocol) to notify the beginning or ending of the handoff process; therefore, the mechanism can stop or resume data sending, respectively. Therefore, WSN-HaDaS prevents packet loss during the handoff process. WSN-HaDaS comprises two main processes to manage mobility: Monitoring Handoff Trigger (MHT) and Handoff Execution Process (HEP); they are responsible for generating the handoff warning messages and executing the handoff process, respectively. Therefore, MHT delay and HEP delay are used as the key performance metrics. To evaluate the proposal, we use a physical test-bed in an indoor environment with the intention of obtaining practical results. The results demonstrate that the proposed protocol performs the handoff process with less delay than the selected reference work. They also show that WSN-HaDaS is an appropriate solution to provide inter-cell mobility in WSNs. Furthermore, we demonstrate the possibility of embedding the WSN-HaDaS in devices with limited resources using the IEEE 802.1.5.4 standard.
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AB - Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been proposed for monitoring vital signs of patients at home. This scenario requires inter-cell mobility; however, WSNs are not designed to support this characteristic. In this paper we propose a cross-layer protocol to manage the handoff, called WSN-HaDaS (Handoff aware of Data Sending), which operates in the transport layer and medium access control (MAC) sub-layer based on an interaction between the layers (transport and MAC). This protocol interacts with a sending data mechanism (like TCP protocol) to notify the beginning or ending of the handoff process; therefore, the mechanism can stop or resume data sending, respectively. Therefore, WSN-HaDaS prevents packet loss during the handoff process. WSN-HaDaS comprises two main processes to manage mobility: Monitoring Handoff Trigger (MHT) and Handoff Execution Process (HEP); they are responsible for generating the handoff warning messages and executing the handoff process, respectively. Therefore, MHT delay and HEP delay are used as the key performance metrics. To evaluate the proposal, we use a physical test-bed in an indoor environment with the intention of obtaining practical results. The results demonstrate that the proposed protocol performs the handoff process with less delay than the selected reference work. They also show that WSN-HaDaS is an appropriate solution to provide inter-cell mobility in WSNs. Furthermore, we demonstrate the possibility of embedding the WSN-HaDaS in devices with limited resources using the IEEE 802.1.5.4 standard.
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