Lifetime analysis for wireless sensor networks

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Elektrik ve Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2004

Öğrenci: BİLAL ÖĞÜNLÜ

Danışman: CÜNEYT FEHMİ BAZLAMAÇCI

Özet:

Sensor technologies are vital today in gathering information about certain environments and wireless sensor networks are getting more widespread use everyday. These networks are characterized by a number of sensor nodes deployed in the field for the observation of some phenomena. Due to the limited battery capacity in sensor nodes, energy efficiency is a major and challenging problem in such power-constrained networks. Some of the network design parameters have a direct impact on the network̕s lifetime. These parameters have to be chosen in such a way that the network use its energy resources efficiently. This thesis studies these parameters that should be selected according to certain trade offs with respect to the network̕s lifetime. In this work, these trade offs have been investigated and illustrated in detail in various combinations. To achieve this goal, a special simulation tool has been designed and implemented in this work that helps in analyzing the effects of the selected parameters on sensor network̕s lifetime. OMNeT++, a discrete event simulator, provides the framework for the sensor network simulator̕s development. Ultimately, results of extensive computational tests are presented, which may be helpful in guiding the sensor network designers in optimally selecting the network parameters for prolonged lifetime.