Research and Development of Delay-Sensitive Routing Tensor Model in IoT Core Networks

Sensors (Basel). 2021 Jun 7;21(11):3934. doi: 10.3390/s21113934.

Abstract

In the article, we present the research and development of an improved delay-sensitive routing tensor model for the core of the IoT network. The flow-based tensor model is considered within the coordinate system of interpolar paths and internal node pairs. The advantage of the presented model is the application for IoT architectures to ensure the Quality of Service under the parameters of bandwidth, average end-to-end delay, and the probability of packet loss. Hence, the technical task of delay-sensitive routing is formulated as the optimization problem together with constraints and conditions imposed on the corresponding routing variables. The system of optimality criteria is chosen for an investigation. Each selected criterion concerning the specifics of the demanded routing problem solution aims at the optimal use of available network resources and the improvement of QoS indicators, namely, average end-to-end delay. The analysis of the obtained routing solutions under different criteria is performed. Numerical research of the improved delay-sensitive routing tensor model allowed us to discover its features and proved the adequacy of the results for the multipath order of routing.

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); Quality of Service (QoS); average end-to-end delay; core network; delay-sensitive routing.