Tags:Data Collection, Internet of Things, Mobile Agent and Proactive caching
Abstract:
The Internet of Things (IoT) is based on data collection for future processing and decision making. In multihop Low-Power and Lossy Network (LLN) scenarios, efficient data forwarding in terms of generated traffic and energy consumption is fundamental. This paper revisits the concept of mobile agents to collect data along the agents's itinerary. The idea is to avoid sending requests to the network when non-expired contents that were opportunistically collected are available in the cache of a central element. In the proposed mechanism, the itinerary is composed of devices of interest and intermediate devices in a closed loop at the origin. Knapsack optimization is used to add unsolicited data opportunistically. The reward is calculated according to the popularity of the data. Simulations show that it is possible to reduce network traffic and the energy consumed by devices when compared to the traditional mobile agent data gathering model.
Opportunistic Data Gathering in IoT Networks Using Discrete Optimization