A Methodology for Choosing Time Synchronization Strategies for Wireless IoT Networks

• DOI: 10.3390/s19163476
• Publication Date: 2019-08-09T15:11:31Z
• Authors: Francisco Tirado-...; Alba Rozas; Alvaro Araujo
• Keywords: Data synchronization

The wireless Internet of Things (IoT) family grows without interruption. Every day more applications and devices are available to interconnect help solve multiple problems in areas such as health, critical infrastructure, industry, etc. Many the tasks be performed by IoT network require time synchronization for their correct operation, either use spectrum efficiently, add data from different sensors, or carry out coordinated communications. Each these has requirements regarding synchronization. This means that decision which strategy follow synchronize an end device becomes a task requires important prior analysis usually, if developers experts topic, ends with implementation ad hoc solution. In this article, we present methodology choose adequate time-synchronization any application. We also tool executes methodology, guiding application developer through some input forms. combination abstracts complexities strategies, allowing them regardless level knowledge As result, offers set strategies adjusted needs applications.