A wireless mesh communication protocol for smart-metering

Geelen, Daniël; Kempen, Gert van; Hoogstraten, Frans van; Liotta, Antonio

doi:10.1109/iccnc.2012.6167440

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“…In these situations, to identify and turn off the redundant nodes can save energy consumption for the entire network to extend the network lifetime [13]. Moreover, to increase the life of WSNs by saving energy, or to reduce the number of interferences due to the limited resources, the number of communication links between autonomous sensors must be reduced at minimum [14], [15]. Redundancy reduction requires that the network stays fully connected to let the flow of information pass between any communication points.…”

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Redundancy Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks via Centrality Metrics

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Liotta

2015

2015 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining Workshop (ICDMW)

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Abstract-The advances in wireless communications, together with the need of sensing and controlling various nature or human made systems in a large number of points (e.g. smart traffic control, environmental monitoring), lead to the emergence of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) as a powerful tool to fulfill the above requirements. Due to the large amount of wireless devices needed and cost constraints, such networks are usually made by low-cost devices with limited energy and computational capabilities, these further on being subject to easy communication or hardware fails. At the same time, the deployment of such devices in harsh environments (e.g. in the ocean) may lead to uncontrollable redundant topologies which have to be often refined during the exploitation phase of these networks in an automated manner. In the scope of these arguments, in this paper, we take advantage of the latest theoretical advances in complex networks and we propose an automated solution to refine the topology of WSNs by using centrality metrics to detect the redundant nodes and links in a network, and further on to shut down them safely. Our solution may work in both ways, centralized or decentralized, by choosing a centralized or a decentralized centrality metric, this choice being driven by the application goal. The experiments performed on a wide variety of network topologies with different sizes (e.g. number of nodes and links), using different centrality metrics, validate our approach and recommend it as a solution for the automatic control of WSNs topologies during the exploitation phase of such networks to optimize, for instance, their life time.

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Redundancy Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks via Centrality Metrics

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Liotta

2015

2015 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining Workshop (ICDMW)

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“…[2] has recommended that wireless mesh network infrastructure for the Smart Grid communication network, and the study in Ref. [7] has also given many successful cases of wireless mesh network deployment in different cities in various forms.…”

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“…It is a promising infrastructure for Smart Grid which has embedded reliability and robustness in its mesh architecture. Moreover, it is low cost scalability, and flexibility [2]. Similar with many other distributed ad-hoc networks, trust is a critical issue of wireless mesh networks.…”

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Trust-based Adaptive Routing for Smart Grid Systems

Xiang

Bai

Liu

2014

Journal of Information Processing

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Smart Grid is the trend of next generation electrical power system which makes the power grid intelligent and energy efficient. It requires high level of network reliability to support the two-way communication among electrical services, electrical units such as smart meters, and applications. The wireless mesh network infrastructure can provide redundant routes for the Smart Grid communication network to ensure the network availability. Also due to its high level of flexibility and scalability features that make it become a promising solution for Smart Grid. However, similar with many other distributed ad-hoc networks, trust is a critical issue for wireless mesh networks. In this paper, we proposed a novel trust-based geographical routing protocol, named as Dynamic Trust Elective Geo Routing (DTEGR), which allows peers in a Smart Grid system to adjust their interaction behaviors based on the trustworthiness of others. The simulation studies have confirmed that DTEGR can achieve better routing performance in different network scenarios, and also to achieve high level of reliable data transmission in Smart Grid communication networks.

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“…The concept of a meshed network indicates that when a node fails, then the information data can be forwarded through an alternative path to the destination. Every smart meter in a mesh network is considered as a node and data is routed through them [6,29]. Figure 2 depicts a mesh network that consists of smart meters.…”

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Telecommunication Technologies for Smart Grid Projects with Focus on Smart Metering Applications

2016

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This paper provides a study of the smart grid projects realised in Europe and presents their technological solutions with a focus on smart metering Low Voltage (LV) applications. Special attention is given to the telecommunications technologies used. For this purpose, we present the telecommunication technologies chosen by several European utilities for the accomplishment of their smart meter national roll-outs. Further on, a study is performed based on the European Smart Grid Projects, highlighting their technological options. The range of the projects analysed covers the ones including smart metering implementation as well as those in which smart metering applications play a significant role in the overall project success. The survey reveals that various topics are directly or indirectly linked to smart metering applications, like smart home/building, energy management, grid monitoring and integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). Therefore, the technological options that lie behind such projects are pointed out. For reasons of completeness, we also present the main characteristics of the telecommunication technologies that are found to be used in practice for the LV grid.

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A wireless mesh communication protocol for smart-metering

Cited by 34 publications

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Redundancy Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks via Centrality Metrics

Redundancy Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks via Centrality Metrics

Trust-based Adaptive Routing for Smart Grid Systems

Telecommunication Technologies for Smart Grid Projects with Focus on Smart Metering Applications

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