A Heuristic, Self-Adjusting Flow Control Mechanism for Sensor Data in Real-Time Applications

John C. Hastings; David M. Laverty; D. John Morrow

doi:10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741660

A Heuristic, Self-Adjusting Flow Control Mechanism for Sensor Data in Real-Time Applications

John C. Hastings
, David M. Laverty
, D. John Morrow

Queen's University Belfast

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In this paper the authors present an application-layer reporting-rate regulation, or flow control, mechanism that enables reliable sensor data transport over nondeterministic communication networks in latency-critical applications such as protection. This enables the real-time characteristics of a system to be preserved during unfavorable telecommunication network conditions. The proposed is a novel mechanism to adjust the sensor data reporting-rate automatically at the application-layer to ensure data delivery as close to real-time as possible in latency-critical applications; thus mitigating the effect of buffering due to network-level flow control, particularly in the event of primary link failures. A case-study application of island detection by synchrophasor is presented along with a test-bed to prove the proposed mechanism. This uses a Wide Area Network simulator, configured with real bandwidth and latency data collected from a télécoms survey of the case-study area.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	5
Volume	2016-November
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509041688
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741660
Publication status	Published - 14 Nov 2016
Event	2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016 - Boston, United States Duration: 17 Jul 2016 → 21 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings
ISSN (Electronic)	1944-9933

Conference

Conference	2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	17/07/2016 → 21/07/2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Flow control
Phasor Measurement Unit
Real-time
Smart-Grid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Hastings, J. C., Laverty, D. M., & Morrow, D. J. (2016). A Heuristic, Self-Adjusting Flow Control Mechanism for Sensor Data in Real-Time Applications. In 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings (Vol. 2016-November). Article 7741660 (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741660

Hastings, John C. ; Laverty, David M. ; Morrow, D. John. / A Heuristic, Self-Adjusting Flow Control Mechanism for Sensor Data in Real-Time Applications. 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings. Vol. 2016-November Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings).

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Hastings, JC, Laverty, DM & Morrow, DJ 2016, A Heuristic, Self-Adjusting Flow Control Mechanism for Sensor Data in Real-Time Applications. in 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings. vol. 2016-November, 7741660, IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 17/07/2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741660

A Heuristic, Self-Adjusting Flow Control Mechanism for Sensor Data in Real-Time Applications. / Hastings, John C.; Laverty, David M.; Morrow, D. John.
2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings. Vol. 2016-November Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 7741660 (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM): Proceedings).

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A Heuristic, Self-Adjusting Flow Control Mechanism for Sensor Data in Real-Time Applications

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