t2as: topology/traffic aware scheduling to optimize the end-to-end delay in ieee802.154e-tsch networks

The time synchronized channel hopping (tsch) mode of ieee 802.15.4e has been widely used as an access method for the industrial internet of things (iot). it permits to overcome the performance limits of 802.15.4 standard in such networks. it provides bounded latency and increased network capacity while mitigating the effects of interference and multipath fading. in this paper, we tackle two critical concerns of industrial networks, namely endtoend reliability and delay by proposing two centralized scheduling mechanisms; first, the heightbased scheduling (hs) that computes the schedule only based on the network topology. second, t2as, which takes into account both traffic demand and network topology to calculate the schedule. the later mechanism uses a composite weighting function that allows scheduling links with more load and longer distance from the root in earlier timeslots. this prioritizes the flows with more traffic to be scheduled earlier. both algorithms provide subsequential scheduling for multihop scenarios. simulation results, obtained from the openwsn emulator, particularly confirm the efficiency of t2as in terms of reliability and endtoend latency. more precisely, it guarantees a reliability of more than 99% for all network sizes. furthermore, t2as provides a noticeable bounded delay by delivering data packets within a single slotframe.

T2AS: Topology/Traffic Aware Scheduling to Optimize the End-to-end Delay in IEEE802.154e-TSCH Networks

The Time Synchronized Channel Hopping (TSCH) mode of IEEE 802.15.4e has been widely used as an access method for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT). It permits to overcome the performance limits of 802.15.4 standard in such networks. It provides bounded latency and increased network capacity while mitigating the effects of interference and multipath fading. In this paper, we tackle two critical concerns of industrial networks, namely endtoend reliability and delay by proposing two centralized scheduling mechanisms; First, the Heightbased Scheduling (HS) that computes the schedule only based on the network topology. Second, T2AS, which takes into account both traffic demand and network topology to calculate the schedule. The later mechanism uses a composite weighting function that allows scheduling links with more load and longer distance from the root in earlier timeslots. This prioritizes the flows with more traffic to be scheduled earlier. Both algorithms provide subsequential scheduling for multihop scenarios. Simulation results, obtained from the OpenWSN emulator, particularly confirm the efficiency of T2AS in terms of reliability and endtoend latency. More precisely, it guarantees a reliability of more than 99% for all network sizes. Furthermore, T2AS provides a noticeable bounded delay by delivering data packets within a single slotframe.