Coordinator Location Effects in AODV Routing Protocol in ZigBee Mesh Network

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the placement of the coordinator in ZigBee mesh networks affects routing efficiency and battery life, emphasizing the importance of optimal coordinator positioning for network longevity.

Contribution

It provides an extensive analysis of coordinator location effects on AODV routing performance and battery decay, offering practical guidelines for network design.

Findings

Coordinator placement near the network center improves battery life.

Optimal coordinator location enhances AODV routing efficiency.

Simulation results support strategic coordinator positioning for better performance.

Abstract

ZigBee mesh network is very important research field in computer networks. However, the location of ZigBee coordinator plays a significant role in design and routing performance. In this paper, an extensive study on the factors that influence the performance of AODV routing protocol had been performed through the study of battery voltage decaying of nodes, neighboring tables, time delay and network topology structure. Simulation results reveal that the location of the coordinator within approximate equal distances to all nodes is more appropriate for lifelong batteries and AODV routing performance.