Bounding Communication Delay in Energy Harvesting Sensor Networks

• Published in: 2010 IEEE 30th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems pp. 837 - 847
• Main Authors: Yu Gu, Tian He
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Computer science; Delay effects; Delay systems; Distributed computing; Helium; Power engineering and energy; Prototypes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Wireless sensor networks

In energy-harvesting sensor networks, limited ambient energy from environment necessitates sensor nodes to operate at a low-duty-cycle, i.e., they communicate briefly and stay asleep most of time. Such low-duty-cycle operation leads to orders of magnitude longer communication delays in comparison wi...