CRB-RPL: A Receiver-based Routing Protocol for Communications in Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid

Yang, Zhutian; Ping, Shuyu; Sun, Hongjian; Aghvami, A. Hamid

Abstract

As a tool of overcoming radio spectrum shortages in wireless communications, cognitive radio technology plays a vital role in future smart grid applications, particularly in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) networks with Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. This paper focuses on the investigation of the receiver-based routing protocol for enhancing QoS in cognitive radio-enabled AMI networks, due to their potentials of enhancing reliability and routing efficiency. In accordance with practical requirements of smart grid applications, a new routing protocol with two purposes is proposed: one is to address the realtime requirement while another protocol focuses on how to meet energy efficiency requirements. As a special feature of cognitive radio technology, the protocol have the mechanism of protecting primary (licensed) users whilst meeting the utility requirements of secondary (cognitive radio) users. System-level evaluation shows that the proposed routing protocol can achieve better performances compared with existing routing protocols for cognitive radio-enabled AMI networks.

Citation

Yang, Z., Ping, S., Sun, H., & Aghvami, A. H. (2016). CRB-RPL: A Receiver-based Routing Protocol for Communications in Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 66(7), 5985-5994. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2016.2617874

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Deposit Date: Oct 12, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 13, 2016
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
• Print ISSN: 0018-9545
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 5985-5994
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2016.2617874