Intermittent networks for data transfer in the Internet of Things

Abstract

The Internet of Things is based on a hierarchical structure. At the lowest level, sensors transfer information to special nodes that connect to the cloud for processing through mesh networks, which follow the store-and-forward paradigm. Since sensors operate on batteries, careful energy management is required. To achieve this, nodes are turned on and off, generating a network with intermittent characteristics. This work proposes a solution based on a flow model to determine the optimal path, using precision agriculture as an application case.