A Cross-layer Method for Scheduling and Routing Real-time Traffic Flow in Industrial IoT

Abstract

In the Industrial Internet of Things, a wide variety of sensors are distributed all over the environment to monitor data collection, thereby allowing industrial processes to be monitored more efficiently. One of the fundamental goals of IIoT is to provide the highest level of reliability while simultaneously increasing network lifetime, reducing power consumption, and preventing delays. 6TiSCH is a popular communication standard relied upon in IIoT. The aim of the present study is to propose an inter-layer method that simultaneously considers network scheduling and routing processes based on TSCH and RPL approaches in multi-sink environments. The proposed method is intended to address the limitations of IIoT and meet the requirements of field-specific applications.