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An IPv6 address configuration scheme for wireless sensor networks based on location information

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The paper proposes an IPv6 address configuration scheme for wireless sensor networks based on sensor nodes’ location information. The scheme divides WSN into multiple clusters based on sensor nodes’ location information and proposes the IPv6 address structure for sensor nodes based on their location information. In the scheme, a cluster head combines the stateless configuration strategy and the stateful configuration strategy to assign the IPv6 addresses for the cluster members in the same cluster. In the stateless configuration strategy, a cluster head employs the hash division method to configure the IPv6 addresses for the cluster members and utilizes the linear probing method to solve the address collision, and the DAD for the IPv6 addresses assigned for the cluster members is only performed within the cluster where the cluster members locate. In addition, the IPv6 address configuration for the cluster members in the different clusters can be performed simultaneously, so the IPv6 address configuration delay time is shortened and the IPv6 address configuration cost is reduced. The paper analyzes the performance parameters of the proposed scheme, Strong DAD and MANETConf, including DAD cost, address configuration cost and address configuration delay time, and the analytical results show that the performance of the proposed scheme is better than Strong DAD and MANETConf.

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Xiaonan, W., Shan, Z. An IPv6 address configuration scheme for wireless sensor networks based on location information. Telecommun Syst 52, 151–160 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-011-9499-z

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