@Article{cmc.2020.08183,
AUTHOR = {Xiangmao Chang, Xiaoxiang Xu, Deliang Yang},
TITLE = {Pipeline Scheduling Based on Constructive Interference in Strip Wireless Sensor Networks},
JOURNAL = {Computers, Materials \& Continua},
VOLUME = {64},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {193--206},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/cmc/v64n1/39137},
ISSN = {1546-2226},
ABSTRACT = {Strip Wireless Sensor Networks (SWSNs) have drawn much attention in many 
applications such as monitoring rivers, highways and coal mines. Packet delivery in 
SWSN usually requires a large number of multi-hop transmissions which leads to long 
transmission latency in low-duty-cycle SWSNs. Several pipeline scheduling schemes 
have been proposed to reduce latency. However, when communication links are 
unreliable, pipeline scheduling is prone to failure. In this paper, we propose a pipeline 
scheduling transmission protocol based on constructive interference. The protocol first 
divides the whole network into multiple partitions and uses a pipelined mechanism to 
allocate active time slots for each partition. The nodes in the same partition wake up at 
the same time for concurrent transmission. Multiple identical signals interfere 
constructively at the receiver node, which enhances received signal strength and
improves link quality. Simulations show that the proposed scheme can significantly 
reduce the transmission latency while maintaining low energy consumption compared 
with other schemes.},
DOI = {10.32604/cmc.2020.08183}
}