CLAMP: Cross LAyer Management Plane for low power wireless sensor networks

Traditional layered architectures used for wireless networks pose drawbacks in terms of performance and efficiency. The constrained resources of wireless sensor nodes such as memory, computational power, and energy motivate to modify traditional layered architectures. In this paper we present a cross layer management plane for low power wireless sensor networks which enables sensor nodes to exploit cross layer information for efficient resource utilization. A set of well known parameters to be used to benefit from the synergy across layers is presented. The feasibility of the proposed scheme and the advantages drawn from using cross layer information is shown by simulation. Key words— Wireless Sensor Networks, Cross Layer Design, Layered Architectures