Evaluation and Analysis of the Wi-Fi HaLow Energy Consumption
Résumé
One of the key issues with the Internet of Things
(IoT) is energy consumption. This type of network is mainly
composed of connected objects supplied by an unreliable power
source. Wi-Fi HaLow is one of the telecommunication technologies
that proposes to connect IoT objects by providing energy
optimization mechanisms. It allows the integration of a full IP
stack and the implementation of recent security mechanisms.
In this article, we introduce power consumption measurements
performed on the first device available on the market. In
our study, we integrate the current consumed by the power
amplifier in transmission phase, and we qualify the power-saving
mechanisms. We then propose an analytical model to determine
the energy consumed by a sensor node depending on the carried
payload. Finally, we validate the use of this technology in IoT
application in terms of energy consumption.