Comparison of different Broadcast Schemes for Multi-Hop Wireless Sensor Networks

In this paper, we present the performance of different broadcast schemes for multihop sensor networks based on mathematical modeling. In near future many applications will demand multicast (Broadcast) communication feature from the sensor networks. This broadcast feature does not use virtual carrier sensing but relies on physical carrier sensing to reduce collision. For this paper, we analyze the different broadcast schemes for multihop wireless sensor networks and also calculated the achievable throughput. KEYWORDS Wireless Sensor networks, Broadcast, MAC protocol, Multi-hop communication.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: CORR
• Authors: S. Mehta, K. S. Kwak
• Keywords: CORR 2010, Education, Multihop Sensor Networks, Sensor Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks