FioRa: Energy Neutrality-aware Multicast Firmware Distributions in Energy-harvesting LoRa Networks
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Abstract
Efficient firmware distributions in energy-harvesting (EH) LoRa networks require that EH LoRa sensors simultaneously receive data fragments from a server without facing power failures. This requirement is difficult to satisfy due to the impact of EH rates and LoRa transmission parameters on the efficiency of firmware distributions. We present FioRa, the first energy neutrality-aware multicast firmware distribution framework for EH LoRa networks. It gradually distributes a firmware image to EH LoRa sensors in an energy-neutral manner according to their predictive energy availability. Consequently, the need for additional firmware distributions caused by unsuccessful firmware image reconstructions is reduced. Through one-hop neighbor discovery and on-demand relay mechanisms, FioRa ensures that all EH LoRa sensors receive data fragments from the server using high data rates. The experimental results show that FioRa renders up to 17× shorter distribution time and 7× less distribution overhead than the state of the art.
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