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An Analytical Model of Packet Collisions in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Networks
Numerous studies showed that concurrent transmissions can boost wireless
network performance despite collisions. While these works provide empirical
evidence that concurrent transmissions may be received reliably, existing
signal capture models only partially explain the root causes of this
phenomenon. We present a comprehensive mathematical model that reveals the
reasons and provides insights on the key parameters affecting the performance
of MSK-modulated transmissions. A major contribution is a closed-form
derivation of the receiver bit decision variable for arbitrary numbers of
colliding signals and constellations of power ratios, timing offsets, and
carrier phase offsets. We systematically explore the root causes for successful
packet delivery under concurrent transmissions across the whole parameter space
of the model. We confirm the capture threshold behavior observed in previous
studies but also reveal new insights relevant for the design of optimal
protocols: We identify capture zones depending not only on the signal power
ratio but also on time and phase offsets.Comment: Accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Wireless
Communications under the title "On the Reception of Concurrent Transmissions
in Wireless Sensor Networks.
Efficient Simulation of Structural Faults for the Reliability Evaluation at System-Level
In recent technology nodes, reliability is considered a part of the standard design ¿ow at all levels of embedded system design. While techniques that use only low-level models at gate- and register transfer-level offer high accuracy, they are too inefficient to consider the overall application of the embedded system. Multi-level models with high abstraction are essential to efficiently evaluate the impact of physical defects on the system. This paper provides a methodology that leverages state-of-the-art techniques for efficient fault simulation of structural faults together with transaction-level modeling. This way it is possible to accurately evaluate the impact of the faults on the entire hardware/software system. A case study of a system consisting of hardware and software for image compression and data encryption is presented and the method is compared to a standard gate/RT mixed-level approac
Performance Evaluation of FMOSSIM, a Concurrent Switch-Level Fault Simulator
This paper presents measurements obtained while performing fault simulations of MOS circuits modeled at the switch level. In this model the transistor structure of the circuit is represented explicitly as a network of charge storage nodes connected by bidirectional transistor switches. Since the logic model of the simulator closely matches the actual structure of MOS circuits, such faults as stuck-open and closed transistors as well as short and open-circuited wires can be simulated. By using concurrent simulation techniques, we obtain a performance level comparable to fault simulators using logic gate models. Our measurements indicate that fault simulation times grow as the product of the circuit size and number of patterns, assuming the number of faults to be simulated is proportional to the circuit size. However, fault simulation times depend strongly on the rate at which the test patterns detect the faults
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