Distributed adaptive interference-avoidance multi-channel MAC protocol for ZigBee networks

Wei Yuan; Xiaolei Cui; Ignas G.M.M. Niemegeers

doi:10.1109/CIT.2010.97

Distributed adaptive interference-avoidance multi-channel MAC protocol for ZigBee networks

Wei Yuan, Xiaolei Cui, Ignas G.M.M. Niemegeers

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Abstract

As ZigBee networks operate on the license-free 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) frequency band, coexistence issues arise because many other wireless technologies such as IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Bluetooth, cordless telephones, etc., also use the same frequency band. To mitigate interference, ZigBee specification proposes a feature called frequency agility, which refers to the ability of ZigBee networks to change the operational channel in the presence of interference. However, for a large-scale ZigBee network, changing the whole network operational channel to an idle one, may be neither appropriate if there is only local interference nor possible if there is no any single idle channel available globally. In this paper, we propose a distributed adaptive multi-channel MAC interference- avoidance protocol, which enables a conventional large-scale single-channel ZigBee network to distributedly, adaptively and partially change the operational channel in order to avoid local interference. OPNET simulation results show that the protocol can efficiently and effectively improve the ZigBee network robustness and therefore the coexistence performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, ScalCom-2010
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	415-419
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4244-7548-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-7547-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CIT.2010.97
Publication status	Published - 19 Nov 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, 10th IEEE Int. Conf. Scalable Computing and Communications, ScalCom-2010 - Bradford, United Kingdom Duration: 29 Jun 2010 → 1 Jul 2010

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Conference	10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, 10th IEEE Int. Conf. Scalable Computing and Communications, ScalCom-2010
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bradford
Period	29/06/10 → 1/07/10

Keywords

Coexistence
Frequency agility
Interference
Medium access control
Multi-channel
ZigBee

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Yuan, W., Cui, X., & Niemegeers, I. G. M. M. (2010). Distributed adaptive interference-avoidance multi-channel MAC protocol for ZigBee networks. In Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, ScalCom-2010 (pp. 415-419). Article 5578171 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIT.2010.97

Yuan, Wei ; Cui, Xiaolei ; Niemegeers, Ignas G.M.M. / Distributed adaptive interference-avoidance multi-channel MAC protocol for ZigBee networks. Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, ScalCom-2010. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010. pp. 415-419

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Yuan, W, Cui, X & Niemegeers, IGMM 2010, Distributed adaptive interference-avoidance multi-channel MAC protocol for ZigBee networks. in Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, ScalCom-2010., 5578171, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 415-419, 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, 10th IEEE Int. Conf. Scalable Computing and Communications, ScalCom-2010, Bradford, United Kingdom, 29/06/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIT.2010.97

Distributed adaptive interference-avoidance multi-channel MAC protocol for ZigBee networks. / Yuan, Wei; Cui, Xiaolei; Niemegeers, Ignas G.M.M.
Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, CIT-2010, 7th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, ICESS-2010, ScalCom-2010. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010. p. 415-419 5578171.

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