Modulation selection from a battery power efficiency perspective: A case study of PPM and OOK

Dongliang Duan*, Fengzhong Qu, Liuqing Yang, Ananthram Swami, Jose C. Principe

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Abstract

Sensor nodes in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are often expected to operate on batteries for a long period of time. Battery power efficiency (BPE) is therefore a critical factor dictating the lifetime of WSNs. In this paper, we aim to select the appropriate modulation scheme from a battery power efficiency perspective. Pulse position modulation (PPM) and on-off keying (OOK), as low-complexity pulse-based modulation schemes, are used for a case study of our methodology. The analysis is based on a general model that integrates typical WSN transmission and reception modules with a realistic nonlinear battery model. We first present the quantitative comparison results under general system design criteria. Then, we illustrate the comparisons with theoretical and numerical results under the bit error rate (BER) system design criterion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2009 - Proceedings
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event2009 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2009 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 5 Apr 20098 Apr 2009

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
ISSN (Print)1525-3511

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2009
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period5/04/098/04/09

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