Research Article
Experimental Performance Evaluation of Multihop IEEE 802.15.4/4g/4e Smart Utility Networks in Outdoor Environment
Table 6
Results for line topology network test for interbuilding communications. Reference diagram: Figure
7(b).
| Metrics | Values | Node | N1 | N2 | N3 | N4 | N5 | N6 | N7 | N8 |
| Data rate mode | 100 kbps | Packets transmitted | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | Packets received | 69 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 79 | Error packets | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | PER () | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Data rate mode | 200 kbps | Packets transmitted | 87 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | Packets received | 85 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 85 | Error packets | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | PER () | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 5.8 |
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