The design of an optimal, dynamic, multi-hop telemetry network

[摘要] The basic concepts of wide band mobile ad hoc networking are used in this thesis toextend the functionality of a typical low-speed telemetry system. Although most effortsrelated to wireless networking are driven by the insatiable demand for high-speed mobiledata applications, telemetry applications ensure the continuous wide spread use of lowspeednarrow band data networks. A multi-hop auto-routing telemetry system has theadvantages of extended operational range, and portability, for nomadic monitoring, orrapid deployment applications.All stations operate both in their telemetry capacities, providing typical functionality andI/O capabilities, as well as implicit routers, supporting a DSR based protocol to achievedynamic, multi-hop operation.While the emphasis of work described in the thesis is placed on the optimal design anddevelopment of a dynamic, multi-hop telemetry network, a further aspect presented hereinis the extension of an existing state transition matrix queuing model to encompass thetype of network designed. The model offers a prediction of latency performance of themulti-hop system using half duplex low speed radio links, and corresponds with measuredresults.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University