Research Trends in energy saving protocols

in wireless networks

Sae-Woong Bahk : School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea (TEL) +82-2-880-8414 (FAX) +82-2-880-8214 (E-Mail) sbahk@ee.snu.ac.kr

Abstract

Recent advancement in wireless communications and electronics has enabled the development of various kinds of mobile terminals. As wireless terminals or nodes are equipped with limited power, energy saving is a critical issue to make the lifetimes of nodes and networks longer. Researchers are currently focusing on the design of power-aware protocols and algorithms for sensor and ad hoc networks that cover Wireless LANs, PANs, etc. This talk points out the power saving protocol issues and future research directions in the view point of layer 2 technology.

Short Biography

Sae-Woong Bahk: Saewoong Bahk is a professor of the school of electrical engineering at Seoul National University, Korea. His areas of interests include wireless network protocols and network security.

From 1991 through 1994 he was with the department of network management at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff. In 1994, he joined the school of electrical engineering at Seoul National University and currently serves as a professor. He served as the chair of Internet Research Committee for the KICS in 1999. Saewoong Bahk received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Seoul National University in 1984 and 1986 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.