Table 2 Characteristics of the simulated architectures

Topology

Mesh

Mesh

Distance between nodes

1 mm

1 mm

Node size (core/router)

0.5 mm ²

0.5 mm ²

Ad hoc approach

Multi-hop

Single-hop

Radio Technology

UWB

UWB

Central frequency

3.6 GHz

3.6 GHz

Bandwidth

1 GHz

1 GHz

Antenna

omnidirectional

omnidirectional

Antenna height

3 mm

3 mm

Transmitter power

0.9 mW

Varies with network size

Transmitter signal power

0.9 mW

Varies with network size

Receiver power

1.6 mW

Varies with network size

Data rate

1.16 Gbps

1.16 Gbps

Queue policy

FIFO

FIFO

Maximum queue size

10 packets

10 packets

Maximum packet size

38 bytes

38 bytes