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An analysis of energy consumption for TCP data transfer with burst transmission over a wireless LAN
Author(s) -
Hashimoto Masafumi,
Hasegawa Go,
Murata Masayuki
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of communication systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1131
pISSN - 1074-5351
DOI - 10.1002/dac.2832
Subject(s) - computer science , computer network , sleep mode , transmission control protocol , energy consumption , network packet , transmission (telecommunications) , data transmission , tcp tuning , transport layer , network congestion , tcp global synchronization , transmission delay , tcp friendly rate control , real time computing , telecommunications , layer (electronics) , engineering , electrical engineering , materials science , power (physics) , physics , power consumption , quantum mechanics , composite material
Summary A common strategy for energy saving in wireless network devices is to remain in sleep mode for as long as possible. The timing of packet transmission and reception depends on the behavior of the transport‐layer protocols used by upper‐layer applications. Therefore, understanding the relation between the behavior of the transport‐layer protocols and energy efficiency using sleep mode is important for effective energy saving, especially when a wireless network interface (WNI) is activated in sleep mode at packet interarrivals. In this paper, we analyze the energy consumption of a client's WNI in Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) data transfer over a wireless LAN by focusing on the detailed behavior of TCP congestion control mechanisms. This model considers three situations: the WNI is activated in continuously active mode, in sleep mode, and in sleep mode with burst transmission . The latter is proposed as an effective method to improve energy efficiency, which lengthens sleep periods by transmitting and receiving multiple packets in a bursty fashion. Through numerical examples, we show that sleeping without modification of transmission timing reduces energy consumption in TCP data transfer by only around 10%, and that the burst transmission can contribute further 50% energy reduction. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.