DESIGN AND MODELING

Designing an energy-efficient MQTT SN protocol for wireless IoT sensors on campus in university-type buildings

Authors

  • Ruslan A. Bashinsky Far Eastern Federal University
  • Dmitry A. Moiseev Far Eastern Federal University
  • Vadim S. Yashin Far Eastern Federal University
  • Dmitry V. Nalimov Far Eastern Federal University
  • Evgeny L. Efremov Far Eastern Federal University

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GOST Bashinsky R. A., Moiseev D. A., Yashin V. S., Nalimov D. V., Efremov E. L. Designing an energy-efficient MQTT SN protocol for wireless IoT sensors on campus in university-type buildings // STROITEL'NYE I DOROZHNYE MASHINY. 2025. Vol. 69. No. 6. P. 79-92.
APA Bashinsky, R. A., Moiseev, D. A., Yashin, V. S., Nalimov, D. V. & Efremov, E. L. (2025). Designing an energy-efficient MQTT SN protocol for wireless IoT sensors on campus in university-type buildings. STROITEL'NYE I DOROZHNYE MASHINY, 69(6), 79-92.

Abstract

Modern construction and operation of university campuses require innovative approaches to energy management. Wireless sensor networks based on IoT technologies provide significant opportunities for monitoring and optimizing energy consumption in various structural elements of university-type buildings. However, existing data transmission protocols demonstrate insufficient energy efficiency in a heterogeneous construction environment. The study presents a modification of the MQTT-SN protocol, optimized for the specific conditions of university campus building structures, taking into account the peculiarities of radio signal propagation. The experimental testing was carried out on the basis of five academic buildings with different types of building structures and materials. The results demonstrate a 37.8% reduction in sensor power consumption while maintaining 99.3% data transmission reliability compared to the basic protocol. An adaptive handshake algorithm with a dynamic change in the survey period has increased the service life of autonomous sensors by 43.2% when integrated into the existing infrastructure. The proposed protocol has shown high scalability when deployed in multi-storey buildings with reinforced concrete structures, which makes it promising for upgrading existing university campuses and introducing it into new construction of educational institutions.

Keywords

MQTT-SN energy saving wireless sensors Iat in construction smart campus building structures energy efficiency of buildings

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2025-06-30

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