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In this paper, we analyze the energy-efficiency of a TDMA protocol (gMAC) for gossiping-based wireless sensor networks. In contrast to most schedule-based TDMA protocols, slot allocation in gMAC is decentralized, allowing adaptation to evolving network configurations. The protocol, modeled in the MoDeST language, is evaluated using the discrete-event simulator of the Möbius tool suite. We investigate the impact of collision-detection mechanisms, initiator positioning, and random silence on the gMAC energy efficiency. As a result, we find the number of active slots that optimize the trade-off between low energy consumption and fast information dissemination.
This research has been funded by the EU under grant number FP7-ICT-2007-1 (QUASIMODO) and the DFG Excellence Cluster UMIC.
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Yue, H., Bohnenkamp, H., Katoen, JP. (2010). Analyzing Energy Consumption in a Gossiping MAC Protocol. In: Müller-Clostermann, B., Echtle, K., Rathgeb, E.P. (eds) Measurement, Modelling, and Evaluation of Computing Systems and Dependability and Fault Tolerance. MMB&DFT 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5987. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12104-3_10
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