Wiselib: A Generic Algorithm Library for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks

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2011-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/1101.3067v1

Computer Science

Networking and Internet Architecture

16 pages, 1 figure, 7 tables. Appears in European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2010)

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One unfortunate consequence of the success story of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in separate research communities is an ever-growing gap between theory and practice. Even though there is a increasing number of algorithmic methods for WSNs, the vast majority has never been tried in practice; conversely, many practical challenges are still awaiting efficient algorithmic solutions. The main cause for this discrepancy is the fact that programming sensor nodes still happens at a very technical level. We remedy the situation by introducing Wiselib, our algorithm library that allows for simple implementations of algorithms onto a large variety of hardware and software. This is achieved by employing advanced C++ techniques such as templates and inline functions, allowing to write generic code that is resolved and bound at compile time, resulting in virtually no memory or computation overhead at run time. The Wiselib runs on different host operating systems, such as Contiki, iSense OS, and ScatterWeb. Furthermore, it runs on virtual nodes simulated by Shawn. For any algorithm, the Wiselib provides data structures that suit the specific properties of the target platform. Algorithm code does not contain any platform-specific specializations, allowing a single implementation to run natively on heterogeneous networks. In this paper, we describe the building blocks of the Wiselib, and analyze the overhead. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach by showing how routing algorithms can be implemented. We also report on results from experiments with real sensor-node hardware.

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