Reference Paper:  Load balancing for RPL-based Internet of Things: A review-[2021]

Research Area:

IOT

Research Topics:

Contiki Cooja Simulator Projects in RPL Routing Protocol

Tools Languages:  Contiki-Cooja / Contiki NG simulator, Front End: Java, Back End: C

Software Requirement:  Vmware workstation player, Instant Contiki-3.0

Aim and Objectives:  To develop a design of Load Balancing for RPL-based IoT using the Contiki-Cooja simulator.

Contribution:  
1. Construct a multipath routing mechanism to improve load balancing and maximize throughput.
2. Calculate the Rank and cost of the link of nodes.
Find the traffic rate of the parents is estimated by calculating the average number of received packets from each candidate parent within a given time.

Performance Evalution:  
The performance evaluation is performed using the Contiki-Cooja simulator with three different network sizes such as 15, 30 and 45.
Performance Metrics:
 •  PDR
 •  Energy Consumption
 •  Latency
 •  CPU Energy Consumption
 •  Control Packet Overhead
 •  Throughput
 •  Execution Time