Self-Organizing Slot Synchronization

Acronym: Triple-S
Start:      01.2009
End:        12.2011

Abstract
Lakeside Labs realizes the project "Self-Organizing Slot Synchronization" (Triple-S) in cooperation with the Klagenfurt University.
Triple-S will contribute to research in the area of self-organizing synchronization of wireless networks.
Beside the development, the stability and misconduct of the en closured equipment and the behavior during the synchronization will be analyzed. In particular, we analyze the robustness against misbehavior of mobile devices during synchronization.

Slots and Synchronizing
Most mobile and wireless technologies using repeating time slots for communication. The beginning of each slot must be synchronized between devices.
Existing technologies typically perform synchronization with central entities, like base stations. For networks without any infrastructure or embedded systems, new synchronizing methods, working without central entities, will be developed.

Synchronization in dynamic Networks
The goal of our research activity is to design and assess a self-organizing slot synchronization algorithm suited for wireless multi hop networks.
The algorithm operates in a completely distributed manner and is adaptive to changes in the network topology. This method is well-suited for dynamic networks.

The results of this fundamental research will be implemented and tested in an FPGA-based wireless platform.