On the Lifetime Analytics of IoT Networks

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an evolving technology for improving human’s quality of life. Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is one of the key enablers for IoT infinite list of applications. However, minimizing energy consumption is a challenging task that directly affects the performance and lifetime of IoT networks due to limited energy available in these battery-powered devices. In order to improve the energy efficiency of such IoT sensor nodes, several approaches have been proposed in the literature with many trade-offs. In this paper, we study the problem of network lifetime analytics utilizing various routing protocols and parameters for IoT networks. We evaluate energy consumption and network lifetime through extensive simulation based on Sensoria simulator. Our simulation results confirm that the selected routing protocol and network connectivity play a significant role in reducing dissipated energy and prolonging network useful lifetime.