Statistical Verification of Medium-Access Parameterization for Power-Grid Edge Ad Hoc Sensor Networks

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Autores principales: Wang, Haitian, Cheng, Xia, Wang, Yiren, Wang, Xinyu, Geng, Zichen, Zhang, Xian, Ding, Yihao
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author Wang, Haitian
Cheng, Xia
Wang, Yiren
Wang, Xinyu
Geng, Zichen
Zhang, Xian
Ding, Yihao
author_facet Wang, Haitian
Cheng, Xia
Wang, Yiren
Wang, Xinyu
Geng, Zichen
Zhang, Xian
Ding, Yihao
contents The widespread deployment of power grid ad hoc sensor networks based on IEEE 802.15.4 raises reliability challenges when nodes selfishly adapt CSMA/CA parameters to maximize individual performance. Such behavior degrades reliability, energy efficiency, and compliance with strict grid constraints. Existing analytical and simulation approaches often fail to rigorously evaluate configurations under asynchronous, event-driven, and resource-limited conditions. We develop a verification framework that integrates stochastic timed hybrid automata with statistical model checking (SMC) with confidence bounds to formally assess CSMA/CA parameterizations under grid workloads. By encoding node- and system-level objectives in temporal logic and automating protocol screening via large-scale statistical evaluation, the method certifies Nash equilibrium strategies that remain robust to unilateral deviations. In a substation-scale scenario, the certified equilibrium improves utility from 0.862 to 0.914 and raises the delivery ratio from 89.5% to 93.2% when compared with an aggressive tuning baseline. Against a delivery-oriented baseline, it reduces mean per-cycle energy from 152.8 mJ to 149.2 mJ while maintaining comparable delivery performance. Certified configurations satisfy latency, reliability, and energy constraints with robustness coefficients above 0.97 and utility above 0.91.
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spellingShingle Statistical Verification of Medium-Access Parameterization for Power-Grid Edge Ad Hoc Sensor Networks
Wang, Haitian
Cheng, Xia
Wang, Yiren
Wang, Xinyu
Geng, Zichen
Zhang, Xian
Ding, Yihao
Networking and Internet Architecture
The widespread deployment of power grid ad hoc sensor networks based on IEEE 802.15.4 raises reliability challenges when nodes selfishly adapt CSMA/CA parameters to maximize individual performance. Such behavior degrades reliability, energy efficiency, and compliance with strict grid constraints. Existing analytical and simulation approaches often fail to rigorously evaluate configurations under asynchronous, event-driven, and resource-limited conditions. We develop a verification framework that integrates stochastic timed hybrid automata with statistical model checking (SMC) with confidence bounds to formally assess CSMA/CA parameterizations under grid workloads. By encoding node- and system-level objectives in temporal logic and automating protocol screening via large-scale statistical evaluation, the method certifies Nash equilibrium strategies that remain robust to unilateral deviations. In a substation-scale scenario, the certified equilibrium improves utility from 0.862 to 0.914 and raises the delivery ratio from 89.5% to 93.2% when compared with an aggressive tuning baseline. Against a delivery-oriented baseline, it reduces mean per-cycle energy from 152.8 mJ to 149.2 mJ while maintaining comparable delivery performance. Certified configurations satisfy latency, reliability, and energy constraints with robustness coefficients above 0.97 and utility above 0.91.
title Statistical Verification of Medium-Access Parameterization for Power-Grid Edge Ad Hoc Sensor Networks
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05510