Magubane, ZTarwireyi, PAbu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI2020-04-232020-04-232019-11Magubane, Z. et al. 2019. RPL-based on load balancing routing objective functions for IoTs in distributed networks. IEEE International Multidisciplinary Information Technology and Engineering Conference (IMITEC) 2019, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, 21-22 November 2019978-1-7281-0040-1978-1-7281-0041-8https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9015879DOI: 10.1109/IMITEC45504.2019.9015879http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11426Copyright: IEEE 2019. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file contains the pre-print version of the published item. For access to the published version, please consult the publisher's website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9015879Internet of things (IoT) is a developing technology that enables the devices to communicate without human interaction. Routing is an important factor affecting the connectivity and the performance of information exchange. The performance of IoT devices is dependent on the implemented routing protocol in those devices. Routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL) is rated as the best communication protocol for IoT devices. The protocol uses its default objective function and routing metrics to transmit packets from source node to destination. As the number of connected devices continues increasing, the child nodes forward the floods of packets to the nearest parents. Due to the default objective function and routing metrics of RPL that does not consider load balancing, leads to network congestion. This paper classifies the routing protocols and objective functions proposed to solve the load balancing problem that affecting RPL in Low power and Lossy Network (LLNs). Furthermore, it analyses the performance of RPL-based routing protocols and objective functions.enInternet of ThingsIoTRouting protocol for low power and lossy networksRPLLoad balancingObjective functionsRouting metricsConference PresentationMagubane, Z., Tarwireyi, P., & Abu-Mahfouz, A. M. (2019). RPL-based on load balancing routing objective functions for IoTs in distributed networks. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11426Magubane, Z, P Tarwireyi, and Adnan MI Abu-Mahfouz. "RPL-based on load balancing routing objective functions for IoTs in distributed networks." (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11426Magubane Z, Tarwireyi P, Abu-Mahfouz AM, RPL-based on load balancing routing objective functions for IoTs in distributed networks; IEEE; 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11426 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Magubane, Z AU - Tarwireyi, P AU - Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI AB - Internet of things (IoT) is a developing technology that enables the devices to communicate without human interaction. Routing is an important factor affecting the connectivity and the performance of information exchange. The performance of IoT devices is dependent on the implemented routing protocol in those devices. Routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL) is rated as the best communication protocol for IoT devices. The protocol uses its default objective function and routing metrics to transmit packets from source node to destination. As the number of connected devices continues increasing, the child nodes forward the floods of packets to the nearest parents. Due to the default objective function and routing metrics of RPL that does not consider load balancing, leads to network congestion. This paper classifies the routing protocols and objective functions proposed to solve the load balancing problem that affecting RPL in Low power and Lossy Network (LLNs). Furthermore, it analyses the performance of RPL-based routing protocols and objective functions. DA - 2019-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Internet of Things KW - IoT KW - Routing protocol for low power and lossy networks KW - RPL KW - Load balancing KW - Objective functions KW - Routing metrics LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2019 SM - 978-1-7281-0040-1 SM - 978-1-7281-0041-8 T1 - RPL-based on load balancing routing objective functions for IoTs in distributed networks TI - RPL-based on load balancing routing objective functions for IoTs in distributed networks UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11426 ER -