Design of Efficient Synchronization Protocols for Wireless Airborne Networks

Abstract

The goal of this project was to develop efficient clock synchronization schemes to ensure robust operation of wireless airborne networks in the absence of GPS (Global Positioning Systems), and in the presence of mobility, time-varying channel conditions, and ad-hoc network topologies. The major contributions of this project include the development of analytical performance tools to assess the performance of clock synchronization protocols and development of novel clock synchronization protocols to achieve the ultimate performance limits predicted by the analytical performance benchmarks. The work conducted in this project lead also to the development of two novel time synchronization protocols: Adaptive Synchronization Protocol and Pairwise Broadcast Synchronization (PBS) Protocol, respectively, which were shown to exhibit a number of desirable features (such as scalability, adaptivity, energy-efficient and distributed capabilities) for clock synchronization in wireless airborne networks and wireless sensor networks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484206

Entities

People

  • Erchin Serpedin

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Communication Networks
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Energy Consumption
  • Estimators
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Heterogeneous Networks
  • Information Science
  • Mesh Networks
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Sensor Networks
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Space