The factor of reliability of data transport in the
fields of wireless sensor networks is a one that has many sides
and the layers concerned with it are the physical, network and
transport layers. We are going to study the working of RMST
protocol in this paper which would provide reasons for
recommendation of this protocol at the transport layer in order to
achieve the factor of reliability.
Pushkar Chavan : Computer Department, Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
Sachin Pusadkar : Computer Department, Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
Aditya Haralikar : Computer Department, Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
Suraj Patil : Computer Department, Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
Wireless Sensor Network
MAC (Media Access
Control) Layer
Gradient
Interest
Exploratory Path
Reinforcement Path
In this paper we have studied the need and reasons to
use RMST protocol for achieving reliability for data
transport. A guaranteed delivery in sensor networks
can be assured by applying a NACK based transport
layer over a selective-ARQ MAC layer being the most
appropriate solution. It can be concluded that RMST
constitutes well for expanding the application domain
of directed diffusion in areas which require guaranteed
delivery and fragmentation by leveraging the strengths
of diffusion and yet minimizing the amount of extra
overhead required to support itself.
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