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On enery-efficient time synchronization based on source clock frequency recovery in wireless sensor networks

Networking and Internet Architecture 2015-08-13 v1 Systems and Control

Abstract

In this paper we study energy-efficient time synchronization schemes with focus on asymmetric wireless sensor networks, where a head node, which is connected to both wired & wireless networks, is equipped with a powerful processor and supplied power from outlet, and sensor nodes, which are connected only through wireless channels, are limited in processing and battery-powered. It is this asymmetry that we focus our study on; unlike existing schemes saving the power of all sensor nodes in the network (including the head node), we concentrate on battery-powered sensor nodes in minimizing energy consumption for synchronization. Specifically, we discuss a time synchronization scheme based on source clock frequency recovery, where we minimize the number of message transmissions from sensor nodes to the head node, and its extension to network-wide, multi-hop synchronization through gateway nodes.

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@article{arxiv.1508.02708,
  title  = {On enery-efficient time synchronization based on source clock frequency recovery in wireless sensor networks},
  author = {Kyeong Soo Kim and Sanghyuk Lee and Eng Gee Lim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.02708},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

2 pages, 2 figures, extended abstract of the presentation at International Conference on Information, System and Convergence Applications (ICISCA) 2015 (awarded Best Paper Award)

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