An adaptive GTS allocation scheme for IEEE 802.15.4

Yu Kai Huang*, Ai Chun Pang, Hui-Nien Hung

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Abstract

IEEE 802.15.4 is a new standard uniquely designed for low-rate wireless personal area networks. It targets ultra-low complexity, cost, and power for low-rate wireless connectivity among inexpensive, portable, and moving devices. IEEE 802.15.4 provides a Guaranteed Time Slots (GTS) mechanism to allocate a specific duration within a superframe for time-critical transmissions. This paper proposes an adaptive GTS allocation (AGA) scheme for IEEE 802.15.4 which considers low-latency and fairness. The scheme is designed based on the existing IEEE 802.15.4 medium access control protocol, and IEEE 802.15.4 devices can receive this AGA service without any modification. A simulation model and an analytical model are developed to investigate the performance of our AGA scheme. The numerical results show that the proposed scheme significantly outperforms the existing IEEE 802.15.4 implementation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)641-651
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2008

Keywords

  • Bandwidth allocation
  • Fairness
  • GTS
  • IEEE 802.15.4
  • Zigbee

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