Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are ad-hoc wireless networks for small form-factor embedded nodes with limited memory, processing and energy resources. Certain applications, like industrial automation and real-time process monitoring requires time synchronized reliable network protocol. Current work for WSNs provides either time synchronized with low reliability (WirelessHART) or reliable network without time synchronization (Collection Tree Protocol). The Collection Tree Protocol (CTP) provides the reliability from 94.7% to 99.9% for CSMA-CA based MAC layer. This paper addresses channel hopping, a class of frequency diverse communication protocol in which subsequent packets are sent over different frequency channels. Channel hopping combats external interference and persistent multipath fading, two of the main causes of failure along a communication link. Channel hopping technique leads to a high reliable and efficient protocol which is specified by HART Communication Foundation and named as WirelessHART. WirelessHART Data-Link layer designed based on TDMA and CSMA-CA mechanism. By implementing the CTP over WirelessHART Data-Link layer, the reliability of the network protocol can be improved compare to actual CTP standard implementation. This thesis describes the design and implementation of Collection Tree Protocol over WirelessHART Data-Link layer. The implementation is done using TinyOS, nesC programming language using Crossbow TelosB CC2420 radio chip nodes. The results and experiments show the evaluation of the system prototype.

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Cognitive radio (CR) is seen as one of the enabling technologies for realizing a new regulatory spectrum management paradigm, viz. opportunistic spectrum sharing (OSS). In the OSS paradigm, unlicensed users (a.k.a. secondary users) opportunistically operate in fallow licensed spectrum on a non-interference basis to licensed users (a.k.a. incumbent or primary users). Incumbent users have absolute priority in licensed bands, and secondary users must vacate the channel where incumbent user signals are detected. A CR network is composed of secondary users equipped with CRs and it can coexist with incumbent users in licensed bands under the OSS paradigm. The coexistence between incumbent users and secondary users is referred to as incumbent coexistence, and the coexistence between CR networks of the same type is referred to as self-coexistence. In this dissertation, we address three coexistence-related problems at the medium access control (MAC) layer in CR networks: (1) the rendezvous (control channel) establishment problem, (2) the channel assignment problem in an ad hoc CR network, and (3) the spectrum sharing problem between infrastructure-based CR networks, i.e., the 802.22 wireless regional area networks (WRANs). Existing MAC layer protocols in conventional wireless networks fail to adequately address the key issues concerning incumbent and self coexistence that emerge in CR networks. To solve the rendezvous establishment problem, we present a systematic approach, based on quorum systems, for designing channel hopping protocols that ensure a pair of CRs to "rendezvous" within an upper-bounded time over a common channel that is free of incumbent user signals. In a single radio interface, ad hoc CR network, we propose a distributed channel assignment scheme that assigns channels at the granularity of "segments" for minimizing the channel switching overhead. By taking into account the coexistence requirements, we propose an inter-network spectrum sharing protocol that enables the sharing of vacant TV white space among coexisting WRANs. Our analytical and simulation results show that these proposed schemes can effectively address the aforementioned MAC layer coexistence problems in CR networks. / Ph. D.

As more and more wireless applications/services emerge in the market, the already heavily crowded radio spectrum becomes much scarcer. Meanwhile, however,as it is reported in the recent literature, there is a large amount of radio spectrum that is under-utilized. This motivates the concept of cognitive radio wireless networks that allow the unlicensed secondary-users (SUs) to dynamically use the vacant radio spectrum which is not being used by the licensed primary-users (PUs). In this dissertation, we investigate protocol design for both the synchronous and asynchronous cognitive radio networks with emphasis on the medium access control (MAC) layer. We propose various spectrum sharing schemes, opportunistic packet scheduling schemes, and spectrum sensing schemes in the MAC and physical (PHY) layers for different types of cognitive radio networks, allowing the SUs to opportunistically utilize the licensed spectrum while confining the level of interference to the range the PUs can tolerate. First, we propose the cross-layer based multi-channel MAC protocol, which integrates the cooperative spectrum sensing at PHY layer and the interweave-based spectrum access at MAC layer, for the synchronous cognitive radio networks. Second, we propose the channel-hopping based single-transceiver MAC protocol for the hardware-constrained synchronous cognitive radio networks, under which the SUs can identify and exploit the vacant channels by dynamically switching across the licensed channels with their distinct channel-hopping sequences. Third, we propose the opportunistic multi-channel MAC protocol with the two-threshold sequential spectrum sensing algorithm for asynchronous cognitive radio networks. Fourth, by combining the interweave and underlay spectrum sharing modes, we propose the adaptive spectrum sharing scheme for code division multiple access (CDMA) based cognitive MAC in the uplink communications over the asynchronous cognitive radio networks, where the PUs may have different types of channel usage patterns. Finally, we develop a packet scheduling scheme for the PU MAC protocol in the context of time division multiple access (TDMA)-based cognitive radio wireless networks, which is designed to operate friendly towards the SUs in terms of the vacant-channel probability. We also develop various analytical models, including the Markov chain models, M=GY =1 queuing models, cross-layer optimization models, etc., to rigorously analyze the performance of our proposed MAC protocols in terms of aggregate throughput, access delay, and packet drop rate for both the saturation network case and non-saturation network case. In addition, we conducted extensive simulations to validate our analytical models and evaluate our proposed MAC protocols/schemes. Both the numerical and simulation results show that our proposed MAC protocols/schemes can significantly improve the spectrum utilization efficiency of wireless networks.

[ES] La industria se encuentra inmersa de pleno en la cuarta revolución industrial, y es gracias a la capacidad de digitalización y de procesamiento de grandes cantidades de datos, que se consigue mejorar y optimizar el rendimiento de los sistemas industriales actuales. Son muchos los paradigmas y conceptos que están dando forma a lo que se conoce como Industria 4.0, y uno de ellos ha sido el Internet de las Cosas (IoT: Internet of Things) o más concretamente el Internet Industrial de las Cosas (IIoT: Industrial Internet of Things), como se ha llamado al subconjunto con determinados requisitos orientados al sector industrial. Las redes de sensores inalámbricos (WSN: Wireless Sensor Networks) son tecnologías habilitadoras para estos sistemas IoT, ya que gracias a su fácil escalabilidad ofrecen gran capacidad de sensorización con un coste energético reducido. En el ámbito industrial, estas redes de sensores deben cumplir con requisitos estrictos de fiabilidad, y su aceptación está siendo lenta debido a que su robustez y facilidad de configuración no han podido rivalizar con las tecnologías clásicas. Con el desarrollo de esta tesis, se pretende hacer frente a determinados aspectos de mejora de las redes industriales de sensores inalámbricos. Para ello, se diseñan nuevos mecanismos para la sincronización, evaluando metodologías alternativas de enrutamiento y proponiendo modelos analíticos que permitan caracterizar fielmente el proceso de despliegue de estas redes, con el objetivo de cubrir aquellas lagunas que dejan los estándares y protocolos bajo estudio. Los mecanismos propuestos por el estándar IEEE 802.15.4e, en concreto el método de acceso al medio mediante TSCH (Time-Slotted Channel Hopping), presentan las bases sobre las que construir una red WSN fiable y robusta, y mediante los desarrollos propuestos en esta tesis se facilita su implantación en sistemas de Industria 4.0. / [CA] La indústria es troba de ple en la quarta revolució industrial, i és gràcies a la capacitat de digitalització i de processament de grans quantitats de dades, que s'aconsegueix millorar i optimitzar el rendiment dels sistemes industrials actuals. Són moltes els paradigmes i conceptes que estan donant forma al que es coneix com a Indústria 4.0, i una d'elles ha sigut la Internet de les Coses (IoT: Internet of Things) o més concretament la Internet Industrial de les Coses (IIoT: Industrial Internet of Things), com s'ha anomenat al subconjunt amb determinats requisits orientats al sector industrial. Les xarxes de sensors sense fils (WSN: Wireless Sensor Networks) són tecnologies habilitadores per a sistemes IoT, ja que gràcies a la seua fàcil escalabilitat ofereixen gran capacitat de digitalització amb un cost energètic reduït. En l'àmbit industrial, aquestes xarxes de sensors han de complir amb requisits estrictes, i la seua acceptació està sent lenta a causa de factors que fan que aquests sistemes no substituïsquen a les tecnologies clàssiques. Amb el desenvolupament d'aquesta tesi, es pretén fer front a determinats aspectes de millora de les xarxes industrials de sensors sense fils. Per a això, es dissenyen nous mecanismes per a la sincronització, avaluant metodologies alternatives d'encaminament i proposant models analítics que permeten caracteritzar fidelment el procés de desplegament d'aquestes xarxes, amb l'objectiu de cobrir aquelles llacunes que deixa l'estàndard. Els mecanismes proposats per l'estàndard IEEE 802.15.4, en concret el mètode d'accés al mitjà TSCH, presenten les bases sobre les quals construir una xarxa WSN fiable i robusta, i mitjançant els desenvolupaments proposats en aquesta tesi es facilita la seua implantació en sistemes d'Indústria 4.0. / [EN] The industry is fully engaged in the fourth industrial revolution. Due to digital transformation and the processing of large amounts of data, it is possible to improve the value chain and provide a real-time optimization for the current industrial systems. There are many paradigms and concepts that that fall under the umbrella of Industry 4.0, and one of them is the Internet of Things (IoT) or more specifically the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), as the subset with certain industry-oriented requirements is known. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are an enabling technology for IoT systems, since its easy scalability offers a great sensorization capacity with a reduced energy cost. In the industrial field, these sensor networks must meet strict reliability requirements, so growth in the industrial market is slow as these systems fail to replace legacy technologies. This thesis addresses different aspects of improving industrial wireless sensor networks. To that end, new mechanisms for synchronization have been designed, evaluating alternative routing methodologies and proposing analytical models that allow a comprehensive characterization of the deployment process of these networks, aiming of covering those gaps left by the standard. The mechanisms proposed by the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, specifically the medium access control method Time-Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH), present the bases to deploy a reliable and robust WSN network, and through the developments proposed in the thesis, it is possible smooth the way for its implementation in Industry 4.0 systems. / Vera Pérez, J. (2021). Diseño y evaluación de mecanismos de optimización en redes de sensores inalámbricas industriales [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/179700 / TESIS