Appropriate Integration of Wake-up Receivers in Simulations Tools based on Real Experiments

Abstract

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are an emerging and promising approach to Internet of Things (IoT). However, energy consumption is regarded as one of the most critical problems in WSNs due to the devices’ limits.To address this problem, an ultra-low-power radio receiver known as a wake-up receiver (WuRx) is used to handle idle listening while the main radio is turned off. Since simulators for performance prediction have become almost indispensable in the design and management of new hardware equipment and components, we will present in this paper the design of a wake-up receiver module, that could be a solution to the energy consumption’s challenge, in OMNeT++ and compare it to experimental results, focusing on energy performance and reliability factors.