Resource management in energy-limited, bandwidth-limited, transceiver-limited wireless networks for session-based multicasting

Abstract

In this paper we consider source-initiated multicast session traffic in an ad hoc wireless network, operating under hard constraints on the available transmission energy as well as on bandwidth and transceiver resources. We describe the similarities and differences between energy-limited and energy-efficient communications, and we illustrate the impact of these overlapping (and sometimes conflicting) considerations on network operation. In energy-limited applications, fundamental objectives include the maximization of a network's useful lifetime and the maximization of traffic that is delivered during this lifetime. We demonstrate how the incorporation of residual energy into the cost metric used for tree construction can provide improved performance based on these criteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 2001
Accession Number
ADA464765

Entities

People

  • Anthony Ephremides
  • Gam D. Nguyen
  • Jeffrey E. Wieselthier

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Code Division Multiple Access
  • Computer Networks
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Load Monitoring
  • Multiple Access
  • Networks
  • Resource Management
  • Sensor Networks
  • Signal Processing
  • Throughput
  • Time Division Multiple Access
  • Transceivers
  • Transmitters
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networking