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Xlp: A Cross-Layer Protocol For Efficient Communication In Wireless Sensor Networks, Mehmet C. Vuran, Ian F. Akyildiz
Xlp: A Cross-Layer Protocol For Efficient Communication In Wireless Sensor Networks, Mehmet C. Vuran, Ian F. Akyildiz
School of Computing: Faculty Publications
Severe energy constraints of battery-powered sensor nodes necessitate energy-efficient communication in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). However, the vast majority of the existing solutions is based on classical layered protocols approach, which leads to significant overhead. It is much more efficient to have a unified scheme which blends common protocol layer functionalities into a cross-layer module. In this paper, a cross layer protocol (XLP) is introduced, which achieves congestion control, routing, and medium access control in a cross-layer fashion. The design principle of XLP is based on the cross-layer concept of initiative determination, which enables receiver-based contention, initiative-based forwarding, local …