Paper Reading #10: Design Challenges for Energy-Constrained Ad Hoc Wireless Networks

Goldsmith, A. and Wicker, S. "Design Challenges for Energy-Constrained Ad Hoc Wireless Networks". IEEE Wireless Communications.  Aug 2002

Goldsmith does the usual of ad hoc network papers and describes what they are and what they are useful for.  It focuses on energy concerns of the devices within these networks.  The paper says that a "cross-layer design" needs to be used that is a more holistic approach to conserving the energy of the device.  Many components such as multiple antennas, power control and scheduling at different layers, and efficient coding all need to be a part of the design with ad hoc networks in mind.

The findings assert that the most difficult things to counter in energy consumption are topology of the environment, lack of centralized control, and limited node capability.  Newer ways of design have attempted to tackle these problems and have a more full (holistic) approach to saving energy.