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Precision timing in TDMA-based Wireless Sensor Network through IEEE 1588 standard

Daniel M. Toma, Joaquin Del Rio, Antoni Mànuel, Spartacus Gomariz
  • Abstract:
    This paper proposes an energy-efficient time synchronization scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) based on the IEEE 1588 standard. Although a number of methods have been studied for time synchronization of WSNs, some applications require high precision time synchronization with very low power consumption. This paper presents a reduced implementation of IEEE 1588 precision time protocol (PTP) for WSNs. Within the proposed synchronization approach, a sensor node is synchronized using the timing message generated by a master node synchronized with GPS. This paper also presents experiments to evaluate the performance of the precision time synchronization of a slave-master pair of sensor nodes.
  • Keywords:
    IEEE 1588, precision time protocol, wireless sensor networks, time synchronization
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  • DOI:
    _unreg_tc4-2013.156

Event details:

  • IMEKO TC:
    TC4
  • Event name:
    TC4 Symposium 2013
  • Title:
    19th IMEKO TC4 Symposium Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 17th TC4 IWADC Workshop on ADC and DAC Modelling and Testing)
  • Place:
    Barcelona, SPAIN
  • Time:
    18 July 2013 - 19 July 2013