Michał Rzepka

@misc{rzepka2026posterCouldStxChallenge6tisch,

title = {Poster Abstract: Could a Wireless Stack Based on Synchronous Transmissions Challenge 6TiSCH?},

author = {Michał Rzepka and Carsten Herrmann and Marco Zimmerling},

url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11574951},

doi = {10.1109/SenSys-Adjunct71932.2026.00062},

isbn = {979-8-3195-2155-2},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-05-12},

urldate = {2026-05-11},

abstract = {Synchronous transmissions (STX) and routing represent two distinct approaches to communication in low-power wireless networks. Over time, increasingly sophisticated networking architectures have emerged from both paradigms, including solutions with complete IPv6 support. 6TiSCH and 6Mixer are network stacks representing routing and STX, respectively. In this work, we evaluate how these modern stacks compare under identical, real-world conditions. We discuss the steps required to establish a fair experimental setup and present preliminary results for one of the defined scenario groups, namely a wireless sensor network. We observe that 6TiSCH offers a better trade-off between latency and duty cycle. However, it also exhibits recurring stability issues, manifested by drops in reliability below 70%, which become more frequent as the traffic load increases. In contrast, 6Mixer maintains a 100% reliability, as well as predictable latency values, regardless of the imposed load.},

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tppubtype = {presentation}

}