Design and Implementation of a Firmware Update Protocol for Resource Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teemu Laukkarinen ◽  
Lasse Määttä ◽  
Jukka Suhonen ◽  
Timo D. Hämäläinen ◽  
Marko Hännikäinen
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
External Memory ◽  
Transport Protocol ◽  
Resource Constrained ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Data Memory ◽  
Program Memory

Resource constrained Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) require an automated firmware updating protocol for adding new features or error fixes. Reprogramming nodes manually is often impractical or even impossible. Current update protocols require a large external memory or external WSN transport protocol. This paper presents the design, implementation, and experiments of a Program Image Dissemination Protocol (PIDP) for autonomous WSNs. It is reliable, lightweight and it supports multi-hopping. PIDP does not require external memory, is independent of the WSN implementation, transfers firmware, and reprograms the whole program image. It was implemented on a node platform with an 8-bit microcontroller and a 2.4 GHz radio. Implementation requires 22 bytes of data memory and less than 7 kilobytes of program memory. PIDP updates 178 nodes within 5 hours. One update consumes under 1‰ of the energy of two AA batteries.

Design and Implementation of a Firmware Update Protocol for Resource Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks

2013 ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
Teemu Laukkarinen ◽  
Lasse Määttä ◽  
Jukka Suhonen ◽  
Timo D. Hämäläinen ◽  
Marko Hännikäinen
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
External Memory ◽  
Transport Protocol ◽  
Resource Constrained ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Data Memory ◽  
Program Memory

Resource constrained Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) require an automated firmware updating protocol for adding new features or error fixes. Reprogramming nodes manually is often impractical or even impossible. Current update protocols require a large external memory or external WSN transport protocol. This paper presents the design, implementation, and experiments of a Program Image Dissemination Protocol (PIDP) for autonomous WSNs. It is reliable, lightweight and it supports multi-hopping. PIDP does not require external memory, is independent of the WSN implementation, transfers firmware, and reprograms the whole program image. It was implemented on a node platform with an 8-bit microcontroller and a 2.4 GHz radio. Implementation requires 22 bytes of data memory and less than 7 kilobytes of program memory. PIDP updates 178 nodes within 5 hours. One update consumes under 1‰ of the energy of two AA batteries.

A Multi-Hop Software Update Method for Resource Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks

2014 ◽  
pp. 85-106
Author(s):  
Teemu Laukkarinen ◽  
Lasse Määttä ◽  
Jukka Suhonen ◽  
Marko Hännikäinen
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
External Memory ◽  
Transport Protocol ◽  
Description Language ◽  
Software Update ◽  
Data Memory ◽  
Program Memory ◽  
Software Updates

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) require automated over the air software updates for fixing errors or adding new features. Reprogramming nodes manually is often impractical or even impossible. Current update methods require an external memory, additional computation, and/or external WSN transport protocol. In this chapter, the authors propose Program Image Dissemination Protocol (PIDP) for WSNs. Combining PIDP with an application description language provides a complete method for WSN firmware management. PIDP is reliable, lightweight, and supports multi-hopping. PIDP does not require external memory, is independent of the WSN implementation, transfers firmware reliably, and reprograms the whole program memory. In addition, PIDP allows several levels of WSN node heterogeneity. PIDP was implemented on an 8-bit node platform with a 2.4 GHz radio. Implementation requires 22 bytes of data memory and less than 7 kilobytes of program memory. PIDP updates 178 nodes within 5 hours. One update consumes under 1% of the energy of two AA batteries.

scholarly journals WS3N: Wireless Secure SDN-Based Communication for Sensor Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renan C. A. Alves ◽  
Doriedson A. G. Oliveira ◽  
Geovandro C. C. F. Pereira ◽  
Bruno C. Albertini ◽  
Cíntia B. Margi
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Secure Communication ◽  
Wireless Sensors ◽  
Software Defined Networking ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Resource Constrained ◽  
Security Services ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Over Time

The Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm can provide flexible routing and potentially support the different communication patterns that exist in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). However applying this paradigm to resource-constrained networks is not straightforward, especially if security services are a requirement. Existing SDN-based approaches for WSN evolved over time, addressing resource-constrained requirements. However, they do not integrate security services into their design and implementation. This work’s main contribution is a secure-by-design SDN-based framework for Wireless Sensors Networks. Secure node admission and end-to-end key distribution to support secure communication are considered key services, which the framework must provide. We describe its specification, design, implementation, and experiments considering device and protocol constraints. The results indicate that our approach has achieved such goals with acceptable overheads up to medium sized networks.

scholarly journals Opportunities and Challenges for Error Control Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Rajan Kadel ◽  
Krishna Paudel ◽  
Deepani B. Guruge ◽  
Sharly J. Halder
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Error Correction ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Error Correcting Codes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Asymmetric Structure ◽  
Design And Implementation

Error Correction Schemes (ECSs) significantly contribute to enhancing reliability and energy efficiency of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). This review paper offers an overview of the different types of ECS used in communication systems and a synopsis of the standards for WSN. We also discuss channels and network models for WSN as they are crucial for efficient ECS design and implementation. The literature review conducted on the proposed energy consumption and efficiency models for WSN indicates that existing research work has not considered Single Hop Asymmetric Structure (SHAS) with high performing Error Correcting Codes (ECCs). We present a review on proposed ECS for WSN based on three criteria: Forward Error Correction (FEC), adaptive error correction techniques, and other techniques. Based on our review work, we found that there are limited works on ECS design on a realistic network model i.e., a modified multi-hop WSN model. Finally, we offer future research challenges and opportunities on ECS design and implementation for WSN.

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