Implementation of survivability aware protocols in WSN for IoT applications using Contiki-OS and hardware testbed evaluation

Abstract

The Internet of Things is a network of devices capable of operating and communicating individually and working for a specific goal collectively. Technologically, many networking and computing mechanisms have to work together with a common objective for the IoT applications to function, and many sensing and actuating devices have to get connected to the Internet backbone. The networks of resource-constrained sensor devices constitute an integral part of IoT application networks. Network survivability is a critical aspect to consider in the case of a network of low-power, resource-constrained devices. Algorithms at different layers of the protocol stack have to work collectively to enhance the survivability of the application network. In this article, the survivability-aware protocols for wireless sensor networks for IoT applications are implemented in real network scenarios. The routing strategy, Survivable Path Routing protocol, and the channel allocation technique, Survivability Aware Channel Allocation, are implemented in Contiki-OS, the open-source operating system for IoT. Furthermore, the implementation scenarios are tested with the FIT IoT Lab hardware testbed. Simulated results are compared with the results obtained from the testbed evaluation.