Performance Evaluation on 6LoWPANand PANA in IEEE 802.15.4gMesh Networks

In this paper, we evaluate performance of 6LoWPAN and PANA over a mesh network based on mathematical analysis, considering IEEE 802.15.4 MAC/PHYbehavior,6LoWPANbehaviorincludingfragmentationandPANA protocol behavior. End-to-end IPpacket error rate, mean end-to-end IPpacket delay, PANAsession failure rate and mean PANAsession establishment delay are used as the performance criteria. We show tradeoff points between Long Frame and Short Frame profiles for 6LoWPAN and PANA performance. As a result of performance analysis, we show a recommended PANA profile for IEEE 802.15.4g mesh networks to use Long Frame profile as long as MAC performance metric meet certain criterion.