Sanjay Acharya
CS898T - Mobile & Wireless Networks
Dr. Chang


1. Topic:

A survey of Energy Efficient Network Protocols for Wireless Networks

2. Major Goals:

- Recognize the major sources of power consumption within mobile terminals.
- Provide guidelines for reducing the power consumption.
- List some energy efficient protocols in different layers viz., network, 
  mac, llc, transport etc.


3. Scope:

The wireless networks have become an integral part of the communication system 
and hence power conservation in wireless networks is a hot issue. This ensures 
longevity of the network. Power consumption can occur in a network interface 
at various levels. We analyze these issues and provide a comprehensive summary 
of various protocols at different network layers that can be used to conserve 
power at these aforesaid layers.


4. References

[1] Andrea J. Goldsmith, Stephen B. Wicker, "Design Challenges for Energy-Constrained Ad Hoc Wireless Networks", IEEE Wireless Communications, August 2002, pp 8-27
[2] Christine E. Jones et al, "A Survey of Energy Efficient Network Protocols for Wireless Networks", Wireless Networks, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001
[3] Andrew S. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks", 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1998
[4] Leon-Garcia et al, "Communication Networks", Tata Mcgraw Hill, 2000
[5] Jochen Schiller, "Mobile Communications", 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2004