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Handheld Analyzer of IEEE 802.15.4 PHY and MAC Frames

Handheld Analyzer of IEEE 802.15.4 PHY and MAC Frames Milan Simek , Jiri Pokorny, Miroslav Botta, and Lubomir Mraz Brno University of Technology, Czech republic, simek@feec.vutbr.cz www.wislab.cz. 16.11.2012. Motivation.

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Handheld Analyzer of IEEE 802.15.4 PHY and MAC Frames

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  1. Handheld Analyzer of IEEE 802.15.4 PHY and MAC Frames Milan Simek, Jiri Pokorny, Miroslav Botta, and Lubomir Mraz Brno University of Technology, Czech republic, simek@feec.vutbr.cz www.wislab.cz 16.11.2012

  2. Motivation The WISLAB team is working at research project „Adaptive WSN with Data Visualization for Crises Management“, where many Zigbee-based sensors will be deployed. During the testbed deployment, the motivation has arised ... To fast and on-site analyze activity and signal quality of individual Zigbee nodes .

  3. Motivation cont’d Well-known ad-hoc wireless automation protocols is based on the original or slightly modified IEEE 802.15.4 MAC. • We need to: • analyse channels energy • identify nodes • monitor RSSI (dBm) • monitor LQI • check nodes activity IEEE 802.15.4 MAC addressing & access All parameters defined by 802.15.4 PHY and MAC IEEE 802.15.4 PHY 1 channel: 868MHz 10 channels: 916 MHz 16 channels: 2,4GHz Radio analyser working at lower levels finds wider application between various wireless ad-hoc protocols

  4. Well-known WSN analysers Packet analysers: in addition to radio analysis provide decoding of the packets according to supported protocol • Daintree Sensor Network Analyser • IEEE 802.15.4, Zigbee, 6lowPAN • very complex and powerful packet decoding • topology and association visualization • PC-based • only 2,4 GHz band • no more supported (discontinued on 2010) • PerytonsAnalysers • 2,4GHz, 868MHz/916MHz • single & multichannel observation • IEEE 802.15.4/4a, Zigbee, 6lowPAN, PLC, Dash7, allow to own protocols … • quite powerful substitution of Daintree SNA • PC-based (works on Tablet)

  5. Well-known WSN analysers Channel analysers: measure signal energy through the channels • WiSpy & Chanalyser • observes dBm across the WiFi and 15.4.channels • 2,4 GHz, 868MHz/916MHz • offers logging and reports • suitable for interference monitoring • PC-based • TelegesisZigbee Range Finder • handheld version • measure bidirectional signal energy in dBm • one monitor station & two “satellites” • monitor only channels No.11, 14, 15, 19, 20, 24, 25

  6. Our handheld 15.4. analyzer Does not aim to be better, it is just developed for our specific needs. • Features • works in2,4 GHz • reports energy scan in graphical or text list mode • configurable sniffing time (how long sniffs the channel) • configurable resolution of graphs • for each node reports • address [16bit hex] • RSSI [dBm] • LQI[-] • results are sorted according to address or RSSI • identifies 15.4. signals • announces node inactivity

  7. HW & SW Solution based on • Memisc Wireless - IRIS node • 2,4 GHz radio AT86RF230 • 8bit ATmega1281 • USART, SPI, 51pin port extension • Atmel – IEEE 802.15.4 MAC • employs CSMA-CA • defines addressing mechanism • performs energy detection • RSSI and LQI measurement • data transmission and reception • …

  8. Analyzer control After start up, user selects either to scan all sixteen (11-26) IEEE 802.15.4 channels or one can choose the sniffed channel manually:

  9. Analyzer control If youdon’t know, where your wireless network communicate In the Channel scan menu, first define how long the analyser are to scan at each channel. The results can be displayed in theGraphical (bars) form or in the Text list form:

  10. Analyzer control The dBm values at the analysed channels in the Text list form are displayed below. The symbol "15.4" indicates that that channel is occupied by the technology complying with the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. Graphical Text list

  11. Analyzer control By pressing BACK button, the user can jump to the main menu and manually selects the desired channel for the analyses. Once the channel is selected, it is possible to sort the results according to the MAC address or RSSI value:

  12. Analyzer control The freshness of the dBm values are indicated by the "x" symbol. When the symbol appears, the reported dBm value was obtained more than 10 seconds before:

  13. Conclusion Introduction of well-known WSN analyzers HW & SW used The analyzer offers: energy scan through the channels and identification of node behavior. Future work: To substitute the IRIS node by individual components to push down a price To assembly 2,4 GHz and 896MHz/916MHz radios separately To use the graphical display with higher resolution To export logged data through the USART or SD card

  14. Thank you for attention simek@feec.vutbr.cz www.wislab.cz

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