RETOS: Resilient, expandable, and threaded operating system for wireless sensor networks

Hojung Cha, Sukwon Choi, Inuk Jung, Hyoseung Kim, Hyojeong Shin, Jaehyun Yoo, Chanmin Yoon

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Abstract

This paper presents the design principles, implementation, and evaluation of the RETOS operating system which is specifically developed for micro sensor nodes. RETOS has four distinct objectives, which are to provide (1) a multithreaded programming interface, (2) system resiliency, (3) kernel extensibility with dynamic reconfiguration, and (4) WSN-oriented network abstraction. RETOS is a multithreaded operating system, hence it provides the commonly used thread model of programming interface to developers. We have used various implementation techniques to optimize the performance and resource usage of multithreading. RETOS also provides software solutions to separate kernel from user applications, and supports their robust execution on MMU-less hardware. The RETOS kernel can be dynamically reconfigured, via loadable kernel framework, so a application-optimized and resource-efficient kernel is constructed. Finally, the networking architecture in RETOS is designed with a layering concept to provide WSN-specific network abstraction. RETOS currently supports Atmel ATmega128, TI MSP430, and Chipcon CC2430 family of microcontrollers. Several real-world WSN applications are developed for RETOS and the overall evaluation of the systems is described in the paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIPSN 2007
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
Pages148-157
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventIPSN 2007: 6th International Symposium on Information Processing in Sensor Networks - Cambridge, MA, United States
Duration: 25 Apr 200727 Apr 2007

Publication series

NameIPSN 2007: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Information Processing in Sensor Networks

Conference

ConferenceIPSN 2007: 6th International Symposium on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCambridge, MA
Period25/04/0727/04/07

Keywords

  • Multithreading
  • Operating systems
  • Wireless sensor network

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