Stable Desynchronization for Wireless Sensor Networks: (II) Performance Evaluation

Abstract: In this paper, we evaluate M-DWARF performance by experimentation and simulation. We validate its functionalities on TelosB motes and compare its performance with EXT-DESYNC, and LIGHTWEIGHT on TOSSIM. On simulation, we test the algorithms on several multihop topologies and discuss both the average and problematic cases. In addition, we investigate the impacts of period length (T) and compare channel utilization fairness among the desynchronization algorithms. Finally, we propose a method to reduce desynchronization overhead. (This paper is the second part of the series Stable Desynchronization for Wireless Sensor Networks - (I) Concepts and Algorithms (II) Performance Evaluation (III) Stability Analysis)