Energy-efficient multimedia communications in lossy multi-hop wireless networks

Al Harris, Cigdem Sengul, Robin Kravets, Prashant Ratanchandani

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Abstract

A key concern in multi-hop wireless networks is energy-efficiency due to battery-power constrained mobile nodes. The network interface is a significant consumer of energy [7,8,15] causing a substantial amount of energy to be wasted by sending packets that cannot be used by the receiver. Given the small MAC layer packet sizes of wireless channels as compared to multimedia application data frames, inter-packet dependencies are formed (i.e., the loss of a single packet renders a group of packets useless). In this paper, we present an application-aware link layer protocol to reduce the energy wasted by sending such useless data in lossy networks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMobile and Wireless
Subtitle of host publicationCommunication Networks - IFIP TC6/WG6.8 Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks, MWCN 2004
PublisherSpringer
Pages461-472
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)038723148X, 9780387231488
StatePublished - 2005
EventIFIP TC6/WG6.8 Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks, MWCN 2004 - Paris, France
Duration: Oct 25 2004Oct 27 2004

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume162
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Other

OtherIFIP TC6/WG6.8 Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks, MWCN 2004
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period10/25/0410/27/04

Keywords

  • Application-aware MAC
  • Energy-efficient design
  • Multi-hop wireless networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems and Management

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