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Steerable directional antennas are increasingly
utilised to improve the overall performance of the traditional
wireless sensor networks. Steerable directional antenna based
networking solutions increase the network capacity by providing
a longer range of transmission and reduced interference as compared to networking solutions with omni-directional antennas.
However, the use of smart antennas requires complex algorithms
and such algorithms may not be easily leveraged in low power Internet of Things (IoT) networks. This study presents mechanisms
for integrating low complexity smart antenna solutions into IETF
6TiSCH protocol with the aim of creating scalable and reliable
industrial IoT networks. The solution defines extensions to MAC
layer and scheduling mechanisms of IETF 6TiSCH protocol to
enable its seamless integration with low complexity steerable
smart antennas. The results of this study show that smart antenna
enabled 6TiSCH protocol stack outperforms the legacy 6TiSCH
stack in terms of data delivery performance especially in high
density scenarios.
Funding
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Research Fund
History
Email Address of Submitting Author
sercankulcu@gmail.comORCID of Submitting Author
0000-0002-4871-709XSubmitting Author's Institution
Karadeniz Technical UniversitySubmitting Author's Country
- Turkey