Measuring and modeling the energy cost of reconfiguration in sensor networks

G.S. Ramachandran; W. Daniels; N. Matthys; C. Huygens; S. Michiels; W. Joosen; J. Meneghello; K. Lee; E. Canete; M.D. Rodriguez; D. Hughes

doi:10.1109/JSEN.2015.2388857

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Measuring and modeling the energy cost of reconfiguration in sensor networks

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Measuring and modeling the energy cost of reconfiguration in sensor networks

G.S. Ramachandran, W. Daniels, N. Matthys, C. Huygens, S. Michiels, W. Joosen, J. Meneghello, K. Lee, E. Canete, M.D. Rodriguez, …

IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol.15(6), pp.3381-3389

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2015.2388857

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Abstract

As wireless sensor networks (WSNs) must operate for long periods on a limited power budget, estimating the energy cost of software operations is critical. Contemporary reconfiguration approaches for WSN allow for software evolution at various granularities; from reflashing of a complete software image, through replacement of complete applications, to the reconfiguration of individual software components. This paper contributes a generic model for measuring and modeling the energy cost of reconfiguration in WSN. We validate that this model is accurate in the face of different hardware platforms, software stacks, and software encapsulation approaches. We have embedded this model in the loosely coupled component infrastructure middleware, resulting in the first energy aware reconfigurable component model for sensor networks. We evaluate our approach using two real-world WSN applications and demonstrate that our model predicts the energy cost of reconfiguration with 93% accuracy. Using this model, we demonstrate that selecting the most appropriate software modularization approach is key to minimizing energy consumption.

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Title: Measuring and modeling the energy cost of reconfiguration in sensor networks
Authors/Creators: G.S. Ramachandran (Author/Creator) - iMinds
W. Daniels (Author/Creator) - iMinds
N. Matthys (Author/Creator) - iMinds
C. Huygens (Author/Creator) - iMinds
S. Michiels (Author/Creator) - iMinds
W. Joosen (Author/Creator) - iMinds
J. Meneghello (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
K. Lee (Author/Creator) - Nottingham Trent University
E. Canete (Author/Creator) - Universidad de Málaga
M.D. Rodriguez (Author/Creator) - Universidad de Málaga
D. Hughes (Author/Creator) - iMinds
Publication Details: IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol.15(6), pp.3381-3389
Publisher: IEEE Xplore
Identifiers: 991005544301007891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Engineering and Information Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 4 Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Computer Science; 4.13 Telecommunications; 4.13.43 Wireless Sensor Networks
Web Of Science research areas: Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Instruments & Instrumentation; Physics, Applied
ESI research areas: Engineering