Cross-Layer Designs in Wireless Sensor Networks

Ever growing penetration of wireless networks in our day-to-day lives underline new challenges in the design of communication protocols. Traditional reference models designed for wired networks follow strict layered doctrine. But by changing times, a paradigm shift from wired to wireless networks, opened a plethora of both options and challenges before us. However, lack of communication among adjacent layers of these reference models, limits the performance of wireless networks especially wireless sensor networks to great extent. To overcome such limitations, optimization of these layers through cross-layer approach has been proposed. This chapter outlines requirements, prevalent practices and presents challenges in standardized architecture. Afterwards a cross-layer solution through inter and intra layer communication and optimization of layers and a framework for next generation wireless networks has been proposed.

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