Subject

Objectives:

The main objectives of this thesis are:
- To evaluate the performance of TSCH in Contiki-NG on real testbeds.
- To define suitable metrics for assessing the performance of TSCH.
- To identify areas of improvement for TSCH where performance metrics indicate suboptimal results.



co-promoter: Prof. An Braeken

Kind of work

Methodology:
The testbed consists of dual motes, composed of two Zolertia devices. These dual motes form two separate networks: the monitoring network and the observed network. The monitoring network facilitates the measurement of performance parameters such as delay, power consumption, and Packet Delivery Ratio (PDR).
By conducting this research, a comprehensive understanding of the performance of TSCH in Contiki-NG can be obtained, leading to potential enhancements for the protocol's practical deployment in IoT networks.

Framework of the Thesis

References:

[1] R. Van Glabbeek, E. H. Teshome, D. Deac, T. Jemal, J. Tiberghien and K. Steenhaut, "A Building Block for Internet of Things Prototyping," IECON 2022 – 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Brussels, Belgium, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968886.

[2] Teshome, E. Deac, D. Thielemans, S. Carlier, M. Steenhaut, K. Braeken, A. Dobrota, V. Time Slotted Channel Hopping and ContikiMAC for IPv6 Multicast-Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks. Sensors 2021, 21, 1771. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051771
Promoters: Prof. Kris Steenhaut, Prof. An Braeken
Supervisors: Diana Deac, Roald Van Glabbeek

Number of Students

2

Expected Student Profile

Programming Skills: The student should have intermediate C programming language skills.

Networking Knowledge: The student should become familiar with TSCH

Operating Systems and Embedded Systems: The student should become familiar with operating systems designed for LLNs, such as Contiki-NG, and embedded systems.