A Comparative Performance Evaluation of A load-balancing Algorithm using Contiki: “RPL vs QU-RPL”

Stoyanov, Svilen; Ghaleb, Baraq; Ghaleb, Safwan

Abstract

The RPL (Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks) has emerged within constrained networks as the de-facto IPv6 routing standard, which entangles many concepts that make it a complex, albeit a rather flexible protocol. However, load balancing has been underemphasized, making it an essential and practical issue of RPL, given the resource-constrained nature of a low-powered and lossy network (LLN). In this paper, we aim at determining whether a suggested load-balancing schemenamed QU-RPL (Queue utilization based RPL) can be considered as a viable solution to the significant loadbalancing problem in the standardised RPL under some specific conditions. Hence, our results show that QU-RPL does not provide significant improvements over RPL under the simulated environment, and there is still a further need for the development of a more efficient load-balancing mechanism.

Citation

Stoyanov, S., Ghaleb, B., & Ghaleb, S. (2020). A Comparative Performance Evaluation of A load-balancing Algorithm using Contiki: “RPL vs QU-RPL”. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 9(4), 6834-6839. https://doi.org/10.30534/ijatcse/2020/384942020

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Aug 25, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jan 25, 2022
• Journal: International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 6834-6839
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.30534/ijatcse/2020/384942020
• Keywords: Internet-of-Things, Load Balancing, Low-power and Lossy Networks, Routing, RPL, QU-RPL
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2837712