TITLE:
A Study of Efficient Power Consumption Wireless Communication Techniques/ Modules for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications
AUTHORS:
Mahmoud Shuker Mahmoud, Auday A. H. Mohamad
KEYWORDS:
IoT, Wireless Sensor Networks, Low Power Wireless Protocols, Wireless Low Power Consumption Modules
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Internet of Things,
Vol.6 No.2,
April
22,
2016
ABSTRACT: A study of wireless technologies for
IoT applications in terms of power consumption has been presented in this
paper. The study focuses on the importance of using low power wireless
techniques and modules in IoT applications by introducing a comparative between
different low power wireless communication techniques such as ZigBee, Low Power
Wi-Fi, 6LowPAN, LPWA and their modules to conserve power and longing the life
for the IoT network sensors. The approach of the study is in term of protocol
used and the particular module that achieve that protocol. The candidate
protocols are classified according to the range of connectivity between sensor
nodes. For short ranges connectivity the candidate protocols are ZigBee,
6LoWPAN and low power Wi-Fi. For long connectivity the candidate is LoRaWAN
protocol. The results of the study demonstrate that the choice of module for
each protocol plays a vital role in battery life due to the difference of power
consumption for each module/protocol. So, the evaluation of protocols with each
other depends on the module used.