Energy Efficient Topology Selection for 6LoWPAN Based Applications

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the impact of IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) in extending the lifetime of IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) based applications. The analysis of RPL protocol is carried out for different topologies namely linear, ellipse, random, manual and for varied network sizes. The performance metrics evaluated are Packet Delivery Ratio (PDR), Round Trip Time (RTT) and energy consumption in the network. The Cooja simulator of Contiki operating system is used for the simulation. From the results, it is observed that random topology spends lesser energy and offers reduced RTT as the position of nodes in the topology is unsystematic and placed around the border router. Enhancement in PDR is observed in manual topology as the position of nodes is user-defined.

Keywords: 6LoWPAN, RPL, lifetime, topology, PDR, RTT, energy and Cooja

Cite this Article: V. Gokilapriya, P.T.V. Bhuvaneswari. Energy efficient topology selection for 6LoWPAN based applications. International Journal of Data Structures. 2020; 6(1): 18–30p.