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- the present invention is related to the field of wireless communication. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of configuring communication routes between wireless devices.
- Wireless communication systems make use of routing protocols to move information from a first device to a second device.
- base stations various terms are used, including root node or gateway
- One example is an access point acting as the intermediary between a wireless system and a wired system.
- the other devices in the wireless system must determine how to route data to reach the base node.
- the present invention in an illustrative embodiment, comprises a method of analyzing performance of a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system including a base station and a number of node devices, the method comprising observing link characteristics of device pairs in the system, generating a centralized communication solution using the link characteristics, calculating a first quality metric using the centralized communication solution, observing an actual communication configuration for the node devices and generating a second quality metric, and comparing the first quality metric to the second quality metric.
- the centralized communication solution is characterized in that, for each node device, first and second (or more) non- overlapping communication routes to the base station are defined.
- the actual communication configuration also defines first and second (or more) non-overlapping communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station.
- the first and second quality metrics may include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes.
- the first and second quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between a first node device and the base station.
- the first and second quality metrics may include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between a first node device and the base station.
- the centralized communication solution and the actual communication configuration define communication routes having intermediate nodes through which communications pass between a first node device and the base station, wherein the first and second quality metrics include a component related to the number of overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node.
- the method may also include, if the step of comparing indicates system inefficiency beyond a predefined level, reconfiguring the system.
- Another illustrative embodiment includes a wireless communication system comprising at least one base station and a number of node devices configured for wireless communication with one another, wherein at least one analyzing device in or communicatively coupled to the system is configured to gather data related to actual communication routes defined in the system and observe an actual quality metric of the system communication status, and wherein the analyzing device is further configured to generate a mathematically optimum quality metric for comparison to the actual quality metric.
- first and second non- overlapping communication routes to the base station are defined when the mathematically optimum quality metric is generated.
- the actual communication configuration defines first and second non-overlapping communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station.
- the actual and optimum quality metrics may include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes.
- the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between a first node device and the base station.
- the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between a first node device and the base station.
- a number of optimal communication routes may be defined when the mathematically optimal metric is generated, at least one optimal communication route having an intermediate node conveying data from a first node to the base station, at least one actual communication route may include an intermediate node, and, the actual and optimum quality metrics may include a component related to the number of overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node.
- the system is configured to have a first routing protocol for routing data through the system to a base station, and, if a comparison of the mathematically optimum metric to the actual metric indicates system inefficiency beyond a predetermined level, a new routing protocol is generated to replace the first routing protocol.
- the present invention includes a wireless communication system comprising at least one base station, a number of infrastructure node devices configured for wireless communication with one another, and a number of leaf devices that communicate with the infrastructure node devices; wherein at least one analyzing device in or communicatively coupled to the system is configured to gather data related to actual communication routes defined in the system and observe an actual quality metric of the system communication status, and wherein the analyzing device is further configured to generate a mathematically optimum quality metric for comparison to the actual quality metric.
- the leaf devices comprise sensors having a sleep mode and an active mode, the sensors adapted to awaken at scheduled times and transmit data to infrastructure node devices, each sensor being associated with at least two infrastructure node devices.
- the system is configured such that first and second non-overlapping routes are defined from each leaf node to a base station. Also, the system may be configured to have a first routing protocol for routing data through the system to a base station, and, if a comparison of the mathematically optimum metric to the actual metric indicates system inefficiency beyond a predetermined level, a new routing protocol may be generated to replace the first routing protocol.
- Figure 1 is a diagram of a wireless network showing communication range
- Figure 2 is a diagram of redundant, non-overlapping routes in a wireless network
- Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating decentralized configuration of routes for a device A
- Figure 4 is a flow chart for an illustrative embodiment; and [Para 1 6] Figure 5 illustrates an example wireless sensor network. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
- the present invention is directed to a wireless network having a number of devices. Poor data routing can increase the response time of such networks, and makes such networks vulnerable to over-reliance on a limited number of devices. For example, if data is routed heavily through one or two nodes, then these nodes form a bottleneck for flow of information from source nodes to the base station leading to delays. Furthermore, failure of those heavily used nodes can lead to heavy data losses.
- a centralized configuration may require updating when a device is permanently or temporarily added or removed. Updating a centralized configuration may require contacting each device in the network separately.
- decentralized configuration often fails to produce results that are as optimal as centralized configuration.
- the present invention in an illustrative embodiment, is directed at improving wireless communication system configurations by aiding in the assessment of operating configurations.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram of redundant, non-overlapping routes in a wireless network.
- the network is shown including a base station B, and several nodes I l ...16 and X.
- the aim is to provide robust communication between X and B.
- Defining non-overlapping redundant routes is one way of achieving such a goal.
- a first route 1 is defined between X and G, going through the odd-numbered nodes 15, 13, and I l .
- a second route 2 is defined between X and G, going through the even- numbered nodes 16, 14, and 12.
- the two routes 1 , 2 do not overlap, and are therefore redundant, non-overlapping routes.
- a first route follows route 1 and is denoted route 3, and another route for 15 follows route 4, through nodes 14 and 12.
- route 5 follows part of route 2, and route 6 goes through nodes 13 and Il .
- device X is a device operating in similar fashion to the other node devices I l ...16. In other embodiments, for example as further illustrated below in Figure 5, device X may instead be a different type of device than the node devices.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating decentralized configuration of routes for a device K.
- K may be a newly added device to a system already having other devices L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, and base station BS.
- Device K may instead be a device which was part of they system, but which is reestablishing contact with the system, for example, after a low power sleep period or after a period of interference (noise) preventing contact.
- Device K may also be reconfiguring itself in light of a command to reconfigure routing, for example, after other devices have been added to the system.
- K generates a routing request RREQ, followed by its own address, K, making message "RREQK".
- P receive the routing request from K, each will retransmit the message, after i ncluding its own address in the message.
- Pther information for example, RSSI data (received signal strength indicator), other link quality data, or node latency data (in the illustrative embodiment, the node latency is proportional to the number of routes serviced by the node) may also be added.
- Node latency data may take any suitable form.
- node latency data may be generated by having several or each node maintain statistics on the residence time of data (or packets of data) at that node.
- the latency value for each node may be the mean residence time, or statistics related to the set or distribution of residence times as the latency value.
- the gathered data may include indicators of communication link failu res and the frequency of such failures.
- RREQ reaches the destination, in this case, the base station BS.
- the base station may receive more than one RREQ from K - in this case, RREQNMLK passes through nodes L, M, and N after it is generated by K and before it is received at BS.
- RREQSRQPK passes through nodes P, Q, R, and S after it is generated and before it is received at BS.
- the base station BS will then sort through the messages and select the apparently best route. Typical ly, the "best" route will be determined as the one having the best link strength and fewest number of hops.
- a route including a high load intermediate node may be deselected to avoid data collisions at the high load node.
- BS After BS selects the optimal route (or two or more best optimal routes, in some embodiments), a message is generated by BS and addressed to K for the purpose of indicating, to K, what route(s) should be used.
- the base station BS is enabled for broadcasting to all other nodes, such that the message can be sent by BS directly to K.
- BS may route the message to K using intermediate devices.
- the decentralized configuration can typically be performed without significantly interfering with communications within the network. However, because devices such as device K can be added, activated, reactivated, or otherwise configured in a random order, the decentralized configuration routine often achieves a result that diverges from an optimum possible configuration.
- the present invention provides a benchmark for determining how far from optimal an actual configuration is, to determine whether reconfiguration or other remedy is in order.
- Figure 4 is a flow chart for an illustrative embodiment.
- the method 1 0 begins by observing link characteristics among links in an existing wireless system, as shown at 20.
- the existing system may be, for example, on in which at least some nodes have been added and provided communications routes in a decentralized manner.
- an optimal solution is generated, as shown at 22.
- the optimal solution is generated by a process of a mixed integer linear program.
- a mixed integer linear program First, two redundant, non- overlapping paths are defined for each node, as illustrated above in Figures 2 and 3.
- the mixed integer linear program then runs to minimize the sum of the following:
- the latency introduced by an intermediate node may be proportional to the number of routes serviced by the node.
- Node latency may also be calculated using additional metrics including the residence time of data at a particular node, for example, by calculating a mean residence time or statistics related to a number of residence times for data passing through a particular node at various times.
- the variables ⁇ l ... ⁇ x4 can be set by a user depending on which of the identified factors is considered most important. If desired, rather than the four values noted above, other system variables may be used. For example, rather than using the maximum load satisfied by any node in the network, the statistical variance of node loads may by used. Similarly, the statistical mean of the distribution of the queuing delays (or residence times) of a packet at a node may be used for latency measures.
- the above set of factors, including the ⁇ variables, are then used to generate a first quality metric, as shown in Figure 4 at step 24.
- This metric may be, for example, a number.
- the actual routing characteristics of the system are observed, as shown at 26.
- a second quality metric is generated as shown at 28, making use of the routing characteristics, as used in the above formulas with the same set of ⁇ variables.
- the first and second quality metrics are compared, as shown at step 30. For the system, reconfiguration may take place when the comparison of the first and second quality metrics indicates a need for reconfiguration.
- the first quality metric is less than a preselected percentage (for example, 75%, or any other value) of the second quality metric, an improvement of 25% as a result of reconfiguration may be expected from reconfiguration, such that the computational and communication expense required for implementing reconfiguration is justified.
- a preselected percentage for example, 75%, or any other value
- a graph is defined G (V, E) in which the vertex set is the set of all nodes, including the base station.
- the edges of the graph are directed edges that denote commu nication connectivity between vertices. For example, if there is a directed edge between a vertex A and a vertex B, then there is commu nication possible from A to B. Then the two (or more) best non- overlapping paths to the base station are chosen.
- a centralized approach to routing can be considered an optimized approach. Because there are several factors involved in creating the "optimum” approach, it should be understood that there is, in reality, rarely a single "optimal" routing approach. There are, instead, optimized communication solutions which may be optimized in terms of one or more factors determining communication quality.
- a centralized solution is one category of optimized solutions. Within the set of centralized solutions are solutions optimized for various factors. The illustrative embodiments herein provide examples including optimized communication solutions that may be centralized solutions optimized to reduce the number of communications hops used, the system latency, and/or the maximum load satisfied by any node in the system, and/or maximizing link quality within a network.
- Figure 5 illustrates an example wireless sensor network.
- the network includes a gateway node or base node 1 00, a number of infrastructure nodes 1 02, 1 04, 1 06, 1 08, 1 1 0, 1 1 2, and a number of leaf nodes shown as sensors S.
- Each sensor associates itself with two infrastructure nodes, such that failure of any one infrastructure node will not entirely disconnect a sensor from the network.
- the network takes a form as described in copending U.S. Patent Application No. 1 0/870,295, entitled WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH CHANNEL HOPPING AND REDUNDANT CONNECTIVITY, filed June 1 7, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- a given sensor may have an active mode and a low power sleep mode, wherein the sensor periodically wakes from low power sleep to transmit data using the active mode. While in low power sleep, the sensor is unavailable for communications. At a scheduled time, the sensor may awaken, and transmits whatever data it has gathered for transmission to an associated infrastructure node. Next, the infrastructure node transmits the sensor data to the base station.
- a sensor may transmit to two infrastructure nodes. For example, several sensors 1 14, 1 1 6, 1 1 8 are shown associated with each of infrastructure nodes 1 04, 1 06.
- the system is configured such that routes for signals from these sensors 1 1 4, 1 1 6, 1 1 8 which pass through the infrastructure nodes 1 04, 1 06 are non- overlapping.
- a signal from a first sensor 1 1 4 may be routed to infrastructure nodes 1 04 and 1 1 0, and then to the base node 1 00, and also to infrastructure nodes 1 06 and, and then to the base node 1 00.
- a signal from a second sensor 1 1 6 may have the same pair of routes.
- node 1 02 is likely to be used for a number of sensor transmissions. To reduce the overall latency of the system, some data that could be routed through node 1 02 may be routed around node 1 02 to reduce the likelihood of data collisions. Thus, data from a sensor such as sensor 1 1 8 may be routed to infrastructure nodes 1 04 and 1 1 0, and then to the base node 1 00, as well as around node 1 02 by passing to nodes 1 06, 1 08, and 1 1 2 before going to the base node 1 00.
- the system can be reconfigured in either a centralized or decentralized manner. For example, if metrics are generated as explained above with reference to Figure 4
- any of the devices in the system may be programmed to perform analysis related to the present invention.
- a separate device may be communicatively coupled to the system for performing such analysis.
- a base station may gather system performance data and transmit the data to another device that is not part of the system (for example, a device accessible using a wired network accessible by the base station). Because an optimized solution may require extra computing capacity, the ability to transmit performance data may aid in allowing system analysis to occur even while the system is operating.
Abstract
A Wireless communications methods and systems. Metrics for measuring performance of a wireless system are generated and compared to metrics generated with an idealized simulation of the system. If the actual system performance falls below a predetermined level, the system may be reconfigured to improve performance using a centralized or decentralized method for such configuration.
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WIRELESS ROUTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
DESCRI PTION FIELD
[Para 1 ] The present invention is related to the field of wireless communication. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of configuring communication routes between wireless devices.
BACKGROUND
[Para 2] Wireless communication systems make use of routing protocols to move information from a first device to a second device. For such systems, there are often one or more base stations (various terms are used, including root node or gateway) that connect the wireless communication system to a second communication system. One example is an access point acting as the intermediary between a wireless system and a wired system. The other devices in the wireless system must determine how to route data to reach the base node.
[Para 3] Because the reliable transmission range of a device may not include the base node, routing strategies will often make use of intermediate devices. For example, as shown in Figure 1 , device X has a communication range RX1 device Y has a communication range RY, and the base device B has a communication range RB. If only these three devices are included in the wireless network, the solution is simple: when X has data to send to B1 X will send the data to Y, and Y will send the data to B. As more devices are added, however, the routing solutions become more complex.
SUMMARY
[Para 4] The present invention, in an illustrative embodiment, comprises a method of analyzing performance of a wireless communication system, the
wireless communication system including a base station and a number of node devices, the method comprising observing link characteristics of device pairs in the system, generating a centralized communication solution using the link characteristics, calculating a first quality metric using the centralized communication solution, observing an actual communication configuration for the node devices and generating a second quality metric, and comparing the first quality metric to the second quality metric.
[Para 5] In another embodiment, the centralized communication solution is characterized in that, for each node device, first and second (or more) non- overlapping communication routes to the base station are defined. For another illustrative embodiment, the actual communication configuration also defines first and second (or more) non-overlapping communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station. The first and second quality metrics may include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes.
[Para 6] In yet another embodiment, the first and second quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between a first node device and the base station. Also, the first and second quality metrics may include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between a first node device and the base station. In another illustrative embodiment, the centralized communication solution and the actual communication configuration define communication routes having intermediate nodes through which communications pass between a first node device and the base station, wherein the first and second quality metrics include a component related to the number of overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node. The method may also include, if the step of comparing indicates system inefficiency beyond a predefined level, reconfiguring the system.
[Para 7] Another illustrative embodiment includes a wireless communication system comprising at least one base station and a number of node devices configured for wireless communication with one another, wherein at least one
analyzing device in or communicatively coupled to the system is configured to gather data related to actual communication routes defined in the system and observe an actual quality metric of the system communication status, and wherein the analyzing device is further configured to generate a mathematically optimum quality metric for comparison to the actual quality metric.
[Para 8] In another embodiment, for each node device, first and second non- overlapping communication routes to the base station are defined when the mathematically optimum quality metric is generated. In yet another embodiment, the actual communication configuration defines first and second non-overlapping communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station. Also, the actual and optimum quality metrics may include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes.
[Para 9] In another embodiment, the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between a first node device and the base station. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between a first node device and the base station. Also, a number of optimal communication routes may be defined when the mathematically optimal metric is generated, at least one optimal communication route having an intermediate node conveying data from a first node to the base station, at least one actual communication route may include an intermediate node, and, the actual and optimum quality metrics may include a component related to the number of overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node. In yet another embodiment, the system is configured to have a first routing protocol for routing data through the system to a base station, and, if a comparison of the mathematically optimum metric to the actual metric indicates system inefficiency beyond a predetermined level, a new routing protocol is generated to replace the first routing protocol.
[Para 1 0] In an illustrative embodiment, the present invention includes a wireless communication system comprising at least one base station, a number of infrastructure node devices configured for wireless communication with one another, and a number of leaf devices that communicate with the infrastructure node devices; wherein at least one analyzing device in or communicatively coupled to the system is configured to gather data related to actual communication routes defined in the system and observe an actual quality metric of the system communication status, and wherein the analyzing device is further configured to generate a mathematically optimum quality metric for comparison to the actual quality metric.
[Para 1 1 ] In yet another embodiment, the leaf devices comprise sensors having a sleep mode and an active mode, the sensors adapted to awaken at scheduled times and transmit data to infrastructure node devices, each sensor being associated with at least two infrastructure node devices. In another illustrative embodiment, the system is configured such that first and second non-overlapping routes are defined from each leaf node to a base station. Also, the system may be configured to have a first routing protocol for routing data through the system to a base station, and, if a comparison of the mathematically optimum metric to the actual metric indicates system inefficiency beyond a predetermined level, a new routing protocol may be generated to replace the first routing protocol.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[Para 1 2] Figure 1 is a diagram of a wireless network showing communication range;
[Para 1 3] Figure 2 is a diagram of redundant, non-overlapping routes in a wireless network;
[Para 1 4] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating decentralized configuration of routes for a device A;
[Para 1 5] Figure 4 is a flow chart for an illustrative embodiment; and [Para 1 6] Figure 5 illustrates an example wireless sensor network.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[Para 1 7] The following detailed description should be read with reference to the drawings. The drawings, which are not necessarily to scale, depict illustrative embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
[Para 1 8] In an illustrative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a wireless network having a number of devices. Poor data routing can increase the response time of such networks, and makes such networks vulnerable to over-reliance on a limited number of devices. For example, if data is routed heavily through one or two nodes, then these nodes form a bottleneck for flow of information from source nodes to the base station leading to delays. Furthermore, failure of those heavily used nodes can lead to heavy data losses.
[Para 1 9] Design and selection of data routing within such networks is rendered complicated due to their distributed nature, even when the data routing takes place within a network having a number of static (non-moving) devices. At any given time, one or more devices that are a part of the network may, for whatever reason, be out of communication with the rest of the network. For example, a flurry of local noise can block communication with a device, or a device may periodically enter a low power sleep mode. Further, it is often desirable to have a network enabled for adding devices after initial setup.
[Para 20] One result of these various difficulties is that centralized configuration of data routing is rendered laborious. For example, a centralized configuration may require updating when a device is permanently or temporarily added or removed. Updating a centralized configuration may require contacting each device in the network separately. These difficulties make decentralized configuration a desirable feature during ongoing operation. However, it has been found in simulation that decentralized configuration often fails to produce results that are as optimal as centralized configuration. The present invention, in an illustrative embodiment, is
directed at improving wireless communication system configurations by aiding in the assessment of operating configurations.
[Para 21 ] Figure 2 is a diagram of redundant, non-overlapping routes in a wireless network. The network is shown including a base station B, and several nodes I l ...16 and X. In the illustrative embodiment, the aim is to provide robust communication between X and B. Defining non-overlapping redundant routes is one way of achieving such a goal. A first route 1 is defined between X and G, going through the odd-numbered nodes 15, 13, and I l . A second route 2 is defined between X and G, going through the even- numbered nodes 16, 14, and 12. The two routes 1 , 2 do not overlap, and are therefore redundant, non-overlapping routes.
[Para 22] Also shown are additional routes to create redundancy from node 15 to G. A first route follows route 1 and is denoted route 3, and another route for 15 follows route 4, through nodes 14 and 12. Likewise for node 16, route 5 follows part of route 2, and route 6 goes through nodes 13 and Il . As can be seen, even with relatively few nodes or devices, the number of paths grows quickly, especially when non-overlapping redundant paths are desired. In some embodiments, device X is a device operating in similar fashion to the other node devices I l ...16. In other embodiments, for example as further illustrated below in Figure 5, device X may instead be a different type of device than the node devices.
[Para 23] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating decentralized configuration of routes for a device K. In the illustrative embodiment, K may be a newly added device to a system already having other devices L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, and base station BS. Device K may instead be a device which was part of they system, but which is reestablishing contact with the system, for example, after a low power sleep period or after a period of interference (noise) preventing contact. Device K may also be reconfiguring itself in light of a command to reconfigure routing, for example, after other devices have been added to the system.
[Para 24] Decentralized configuration to add K may take place as follows. K generates a routing request RREQ, followed by its own address, K, making message "RREQK". When nearby devices L, P receive the routing request from
K, each will retransmit the message, after i ncluding its own address in the message. Pther information, for example, RSSI data (received signal strength indicator), other link quality data, or node latency data (in the illustrative embodiment, the node latency is proportional to the number of routes serviced by the node) may also be added. Node latency data may take any suitable form. In another example, node latency data may be generated by having several or each node maintain statistics on the residence time of data (or packets of data) at that node. In a further example, the latency value for each node may be the mean residence time, or statistics related to the set or distribution of residence times as the latency value. To accommodate for intermittent commu nication failures that may occu r, for example, where a device is not always "ON" (i.e. occasionally enters sleep mode), the gathered data may include indicators of communication link failu res and the frequency of such failures.
[Para 25] The message is then repeated until the RREQ reaches the destination, in this case, the base station BS. As shown, the base station may receive more than one RREQ from K - in this case, RREQNMLK passes through nodes L, M, and N after it is generated by K and before it is received at BS. Likewise, RREQSRQPK passes through nodes P, Q, R, and S after it is generated and before it is received at BS. The base station BS will then sort through the messages and select the apparently best route. Typical ly, the "best" route will be determined as the one having the best link strength and fewest number of hops. Other factors that may be considered in having the base station select the best route include the "load" of any of the intermediate nodes between K and BS. For example, a route including a high load intermediate node (a node that already forms a part of a large number of other existing routes) may be deselected to avoid data collisions at the high load node.
[Para 26] After BS selects the optimal route (or two or more best optimal routes, in some embodiments), a message is generated by BS and addressed to K for the purpose of indicating, to K, what route(s) should be used. In some embodiments, the base station BS is enabled for broadcasting to all other nodes, such that the message can be sent by BS directly to K. In other
embodiments, BS may route the message to K using intermediate devices. The decentralized configuration can typically be performed without significantly interfering with communications within the network. However, because devices such as device K can be added, activated, reactivated, or otherwise configured in a random order, the decentralized configuration routine often achieves a result that diverges from an optimum possible configuration. However, repeated reconfiguration using a centralized configuration routine becomes complex and therefore can be costly in terms of computational needs and downtime for updating configurations. Therefore the present invention provides a benchmark for determining how far from optimal an actual configuration is, to determine whether reconfiguration or other remedy is in order.
[Para 27] It can be seen in Figure 3 that two non-overlapping, redundant paths have been defined for K to reach the base station BS. One path follows the series K-L-M-N-BS. The other path follows the series K-P-Q-R-S-BS. These paths have different lengths, often described as having different numbers of hops. The maximum load carried by any one of the intermediate stations (L, M, and N in one instance, P, Q, R, and S in the other) may be different from one route to the next. Each link in the path may have a different signal strength. Also, each node in the path may carry a different load insofar as the number of routes passing therethrough is concerned. Each of these factors can affect system performance, for example, by changing the amount of time needed for data to reach BS, or how a route affects other routes used in the system.
[Para 28] Figure 4 is a flow chart for an illustrative embodiment. The method 1 0 begins by observing link characteristics among links in an existing wireless system, as shown at 20. The existing system may be, for example, on in which at least some nodes have been added and provided communications routes in a decentralized manner. In another step, an optimal solution is generated, as shown at 22.
[Para 29] In an illustrative embodiment, the optimal solution is generated by a process of a mixed integer linear program. First, two redundant, non-
overlapping paths are defined for each node, as illustrated above in Figures 2 and 3. The mixed integer linear program then runs to minimize the sum of the following:
[Para 30] + cxl * {Sum of the number of hops over the two redundant paths of each node to base};
[Para 31 ] - α2 * {Sum of the logarithms of the link quality of each link over all links in the two paths for each node};
[Para 32] + cx3 * {Maximum Load serviced by any node in the network};
[Para 33] + cx4 * {Sum of the latencies introduced by each intermediate node in a path, over the two paths of each node}.
[Para 34] For the illustrative embodiment, the latency introduced by an intermediate node may be proportional to the number of routes serviced by the node. Node latency may also be calculated using additional metrics including the residence time of data at a particular node, for example, by calculating a mean residence time or statistics related to a number of residence times for data passing through a particular node at various times. The variables αl ...<x4 can be set by a user depending on which of the identified factors is considered most important. If desired, rather than the four values noted above, other system variables may be used. For example, rather than using the maximum load satisfied by any node in the network, the statistical variance of node loads may by used. Similarly, the statistical mean of the distribution of the queuing delays (or residence times) of a packet at a node may be used for latency measures.
[Para 35] In the illustrative embodiment, the above set of factors, including the α variables, are then used to generate a first quality metric, as shown in Figure 4 at step 24. This metric may be, for example, a number. Next, the actual routing characteristics of the system are observed, as shown at 26. A second quality metric is generated as shown at 28, making use of the routing characteristics, as used in the above formulas with the same set of α variables. Finally, the first and second quality metrics are compared, as shown at step 30. For the system, reconfiguration may take place when the comparison of
the first and second quality metrics indicates a need for reconfiguration. For example, if the first quality metric is less than a preselected percentage (for example, 75%, or any other value) of the second quality metric, an improvement of 25% as a result of reconfiguration may be expected from reconfiguration, such that the computational and communication expense required for implementing reconfiguration is justified.
[Para 36] In an illustrative embodiment, physical information related to the infrastructu re nodes are characterized in terms of their physical characteristics, including relative juxtaposition and link strength between nodes. A graph is defined G (V, E) in which the vertex set is the set of all nodes, including the base station. The edges of the graph are directed edges that denote commu nication connectivity between vertices. For example, if there is a directed edge between a vertex A and a vertex B, then there is commu nication possible from A to B. Then the two (or more) best non- overlapping paths to the base station are chosen. By using a graphical analysis taking into consideration the factors noted above, an optimal solution may be approached.
[Para 37] In some embodiments, less than all of the above noted factors are considered for the minimization process. Alternatively, one or more of «1 ...<x4 may be set to zero such that one or more factors are eliminated.
[Para 38] Using the above formula and a wireless network simulator, various trials were performed. It was found that a decentralized approach, when used in the wireless network simulator, was not as good as an approach using a centralized approach to designing the global system. For example, taking into account only the first factor (number of hops), a centralized approach is typically in the range of 7-1 0% better (i.e. 7-1 0% less hops) than a decentralized approach. However, as noted above, complete reliance on a centralized approach may create other difficulties limiting its utility.
[Para 39] Within the context of the present invention, a centralized approach to routing can be considered an optimized approach. Because there are several factors involved in creating the "optimum" approach, it should be understood that there is, in reality, rarely a single "optimal" routing approach.
There are, instead, optimized communication solutions which may be optimized in terms of one or more factors determining communication quality. A centralized solution is one category of optimized solutions. Within the set of centralized solutions are solutions optimized for various factors. The illustrative embodiments herein provide examples including optimized communication solutions that may be centralized solutions optimized to reduce the number of communications hops used, the system latency, and/or the maximum load satisfied by any node in the system, and/or maximizing link quality within a network.
[Para 40] Figure 5 illustrates an example wireless sensor network. The network includes a gateway node or base node 1 00, a number of infrastructure nodes 1 02, 1 04, 1 06, 1 08, 1 1 0, 1 1 2, and a number of leaf nodes shown as sensors S. Each sensor associates itself with two infrastructure nodes, such that failure of any one infrastructure node will not entirely disconnect a sensor from the network. In some embodiments, the network takes a form as described in copending U.S. Patent Application No. 1 0/870,295, entitled WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH CHANNEL HOPPING AND REDUNDANT CONNECTIVITY, filed June 1 7, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
[Para 41 ] In one embodiment, at least some of the sensors operate in low power modes. For example, a given sensor may have an active mode and a low power sleep mode, wherein the sensor periodically wakes from low power sleep to transmit data using the active mode. While in low power sleep, the sensor is unavailable for communications. At a scheduled time, the sensor may awaken, and transmits whatever data it has gathered for transmission to an associated infrastructure node. Next, the infrastructure node transmits the sensor data to the base station.
[Para 42] For the purposes of redundancy, a sensor may transmit to two infrastructure nodes. For example, several sensors 1 14, 1 1 6, 1 1 8 are shown associated with each of infrastructure nodes 1 04, 1 06. In some embodiments, the system is configured such that routes for signals from these sensors 1 1 4, 1 1 6, 1 1 8 which pass through the infrastructure nodes 1 04, 1 06 are non-
overlapping. For example, a signal from a first sensor 1 1 4 may be routed to infrastructure nodes 1 04 and 1 1 0, and then to the base node 1 00, and also to infrastructure nodes 1 06 and, and then to the base node 1 00. Meanwhile a signal from a second sensor 1 1 6 may have the same pair of routes. It can be seen from the system shown that node 1 02 is likely to be used for a number of sensor transmissions. To reduce the overall latency of the system, some data that could be routed through node 1 02 may be routed around node 1 02 to reduce the likelihood of data collisions. Thus, data from a sensor such as sensor 1 1 8 may be routed to infrastructure nodes 1 04 and 1 1 0, and then to the base node 1 00, as well as around node 1 02 by passing to nodes 1 06, 1 08, and 1 1 2 before going to the base node 1 00.
[Para 43] To highlight one of the difficulties that can arise with a decentralized approach to routing, suppose a sensor 1 20 is added to the system. As can be seen, sensor 1 20 is placed such that association with nodes 1 02 and 1 08 is desirable. Sensor 1 20 may be close enough for communication with node 1 06 as well, but is clearly closer to node 1 02. However, if sensor 1 20 is the newest sensor added to the system, then node 1 02 may already be carrying the heaviest routing load of the system. If node 1 02 is already at its capacity for routing load (such capacity can be predefined for the system), then node 1 02 would be unavailable for routing signals from sensor 1 20. This would require sensor 1 20 to associate with nodes 1 06 and 1 08, and would force signals passing from sensor 1 20 to node 1 06 to be retransmitted to nodes 1 04 and 1 1 0 before reaching the base node 1 00. The result is inefficient. However, reconfiguring the entire routing table every time a new sensor is added, every time a sensor is removed, every time a sensor loses communication with its associated infrastructure nodes, and every time a sensor that has lost communication regains communication, as well as other times when infrastructure nodes are added and removed, or lose and regain communication, would likely create a cacophony of routing configuration signals. Therefore, with the present invention, optimal versus actual performance can be compared and measured.
[Para 44] When actual performance falls below a desired threshold, then the system can be reconfigured in either a centralized or decentralized manner. For example, if metrics are generated as explained above with reference to Figure 4| and if the actual system metric indicates a score which is higher than the idealized score by a predetermined ratio, then the system may be reconfigured. For example, if the ratio of the idealized metric to the actual system metric falls below 75%, then the system may be reconfigured. Other ratios may be used, with higher ratios likely allowing reconfiguration to occur more frequently but also assuring higher efficiency.
[Para 45] Any of the devices in the system may be programmed to perform analysis related to the present invention. Alternatively, a separate device may be communicatively coupled to the system for performing such analysis. If desired, a base station may gather system performance data and transmit the data to another device that is not part of the system (for example, a device accessible using a wired network accessible by the base station). Because an optimized solution may require extra computing capacity, the ability to transmit performance data may aid in allowing system analysis to occur even while the system is operating.
[Para 46] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention may be manifested in a variety of forms other than the specific embodiments described and contemplated herein. Accordingly, departures in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention as described in the appended claims.
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[C lai m 1 ] 1 . A method of analyzing performance of a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system including a base station and a number of node devices, and operating with an actual communication configuration using communication links between pairs of devices in the system; the method comprising: observing link characteristics of device pairs in the system; generating an optimized communication solution using the link characteristics; calculating a first quality metric using the optimized communication solution; observing the actual communication configuration for the node devices and generating a second quality metric; and comparing the first quality metric to the second quality metric.
[Claim 2] 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the optimized communication solution is characterized in that, for each node device, first and second or more non-overlapping commu nication routes to the base station are defined.
[C l ai m 3] 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the actual commu nication configuration also defines first and second or more non-overlappi ng communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station.
[Clai m 4] 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first and second quality metrics include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes.
[Clai m 5] 5. The method of claim 4, wherein each of the nodes maintains statistics on the residence time of data at that node and uses the mean of the residence time distribution as the latency value.
[Clai m 6] 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between a first node device and the base station.
[Clai m 7] 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second quality metrics include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between a first node device and the base station.
[Claim 8] 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the optimized communication solution and the actual communication configuration define communication routes having intermediate nodes through which communications pass between a first node device and the base station, wherein the first and second quality metrics include a component related to the number of non-overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node.
[Clai m 9] 9. The method of claim 1 wherein: the optimized communication solution is characterized in that, for each node device, first and second non-overlapping communication routes to the base station are defined; the actual communication configuration also defines first and second non-overlapping communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station; the first and second quality metrics include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes; the first and second quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between at least one node device and the base station; the first and second quality metrics include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between at least one node device and the base station; and the first and second quality metrics include a component related to the number of overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node.
[Clai m 1 0] 1 0. The method of claim 1 further comprising, if the step of comparing indicates system inefficiency beyond a predefined level, reconfiguring the system.
[Clai m 1 1 ] 1 1 . A wireless communication system comprising at least one base station and a number of node devices configured for wireless communication with one another; wherein at least one analyzing device in or communicatively coupled to the system is configured to gather data related to actual communication routes defined in the system and observe an actual quality metric of the system communication status; and wherein the analyzing device is further configured to generate an optimum quality metric based on an optimized communication solution for comparison to the actual quality metric.
[Clai m 1 2] 1 2. The system of claim 1 1 wherein for each node device, first and second or more non-overlapping communication routes to the base station are defined in the optimized communication solution.
[Claim 1 3] 1 3. The system of claim 1 2 wherein the actual communication configuration defines first and second or more non- overlapping communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station.
[Clai m 1 4] 1 4. The system of claim 1 3 wherein the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes.
[Clai m 1 5] 1 5. The system of claim 1 1 wherein the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between a first node device and the base station in at least some defined communication routes.
[Claim 1 6] 1 6. The system of claim 1 1 wherein the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between a first node device and the base station in at least some defined communication routes..
[Clai m 1 7] 1 7. The system of claim 1 1 wherein: a number of optimal communication routes are defined when the mathematically optimal metric is generated, at least one optimal communication route having an intermediate node conveying data from a first node to the base station; at least one actual communication route includes an intermediate node; and the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to the number of overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node.
[Claim 1 8] 1 8. The system of claim 1 1 wherein: for each node device, first and second or more non-overlapping communication routes to the base station are defined when the mathematically optimum quality metric is generated; the actual communication configuration defines first and second non- overlapping communication routes to the base station for each node device, at least some defined communication routes including intermediate nodes between the node device and the base station; the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to a sum of latencies introduced by each intermediate node in at least some defined communication routes; the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to a number of hops between a first node device and the base station; the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to the link quality of a link used in a route defined between a first node device and the base station; and the actual and optimum quality metrics include a component related to the number of overlapping routes occurring at an intermediate node.
[Clai m 1 9] 1 9. The system of claim 1 1 , wherein: the system is configured to have a first routing protocol for routing data through the system to a base station; and if a comparison of the mathematically optimum metric to the actual metric indicates system inefficiency beyond a predetermined level, a new routing scheme is generated to replace the first routing scheme.
[Clai m 20] 20. A wireless communication system comprising at least one base station, a number of infrastructure node devices configured for wireless communication with one another, and a number of leaf devices that communicate with the infrastructure node devices; wherein at least one analyzing device in or communicatively coupled to the system is configured to gather data related to actual communication routes defined in the system and observe an actual quality metric of the system communication status; and wherein the analyzing device is further configured to generate an optimum quality metric by constructing an optimized communication configuration using the data related to actual communication routes.
[Claim 21 ] 21 . The system of claim 20 wherein the leaf devices comprise sensors haying a sleep mode and an active mode, the sensors being adapted to awaken at scheduled times and transmit data to infrastructure node devices, each sensor being associated with at least two infrastructure node devices.
[Claim 22] 22. The system of claim 20 wherein the system is configured such that first and second or more non-overlapping routes are defined from each leaf node to a base station.
[Claim 23] 23. The system of claim 20, wherein: the system is configured to have a first routing scheme for routing data through the system to a base station; and if a comparison of the mathematically optimum metric to the actual metric indicates system inefficiency beyond a predetermined level, a new routing scheme is generated to replace the first routing scheme.
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