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Modelling Battery-free Communications for the Cooja Simulator

Authors:

Carlos Ṕrez-Penichet,

Georgios Theodoros Daglaridis,

Dilushi Piumwardane,

Thiemo VoigtAuthors Info & Claims

EWSN '19: Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks

Pages 47 - 58

Published: 15 March 2019 Publication History

Abstract

Recent progress on backscatter communications enable devices that, assisted by an unmodulated carrier, receive and transmit standard wireless protocols such as IEEE 802.15.4 with sub-milliwatt power consumption. This paradigm, that we call carrier-assisted communications, enables batteryfree devices due to its reduced power consumption. To develop at scale, and integrate seamlessly into networks of unmodified conventional nodes, we need novel protocols at the MAC layer and above that can coordinate the carrier generators with receivers and transmitters while maintaining energy and spectral efficiency. A highly effective tool to develop such protocols is a network simulator. We introduce models for the communication range, energy consumption and other characteristics of carrier-assisted links based on parameters gathered from real-world experiments. We implement the models in Cooja, a well-known simulator, creating the first carrier-assisted communications framework to simulate interoperable battery-free devices alongside conventional sensor nodes. We illustrate how such a tool can offer valuable insights in the development and evaluation of efficient protocols for carrier-assisted communications.

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Piumwardane DPérez-Penichet CRohner CVoigt TLiu YXing GHe YPicco G(2019)Backscatter Communication for Wireless Robotic MaterialsProceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks10.5555/3324320.3324403(336-340)Online publication date: 25-Feb-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3324320.3324403

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EWSN '19: Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks

February 2019

436 pages

ISBN:9780994988638

General Chairs:
Yunhao Liu
Tsinghua University
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Guoliang Xing
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Yuan He
Tsinghua University
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Gian Pietro Picco
University of Trento

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Piumwardane DPérez-Penichet CRohner CVoigt TLiu YXing GHe YPicco G(2019)Backscatter Communication for Wireless Robotic MaterialsProceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks10.5555/3324320.3324403(336-340)Online publication date: 25-Feb-2019
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