# Stable Desynchronization for Wireless Sensor Networks: (II) Performance Evaluation

## TL;DR

This paper evaluates the performance of the M-DWARF desynchronization algorithm in wireless sensor networks through experiments and simulations, comparing it with other algorithms and proposing improvements.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive performance evaluation of M-DWARF, validating its functionality and comparing it with existing algorithms across various scenarios.

## Key findings

- M-DWARF performs effectively on TelosB motes.
- It outperforms EXT-DESYNC and LIGHTWEIGHT in certain metrics.
- A method to reduce desynchronization overhead is proposed.

## Abstract

In this paper, we evaluate M-DWARF performance by experimentation and simulation. We validate its functionalities on TelosB motes and compare its performance with EXT-DESYNC, and LIGHTWEIGHT on TOSSIM. On simulation, we test the algorithms on several multihop topologies and discuss both the average and problematic cases. In addition, we investigate the impacts of period length (T) and compare channel utilization fairness among the desynchronization algorithms. Finally, we propose a method to reduce desynchronization overhead. (This paper is the second part of the series Stable Desynchronization for Wireless Sensor Networks - (I) Concepts and Algorithms (II) Performance Evaluation (III) Stability Analysis)