Ad Hoc Network Energy Management
Issues – Energy Conservation Challenges
l Energy conservation mechanisms should not add
significant energy consumption or traffic demands
on the network
l It should be able to answer the following questions:
o When to put the node to sleep without knowledge of traffic
patterns?
o When to wake the node up?
o What is the sleep state of a neighbor?
o If the neighbor is asleep when will it wake up?
l There should be no major effect on the normal
network functionality (e.g. no major traffic loss)