Abstract
The thesis presents the implementation and assessment of two routing metrics used in RPL. The routing
metrics evaluated in the thesis are the Hop Count Object and Node Energy Object. The ROLL working
group has defined functionalities required to implement the entire routing protocol. Restrictions have been
made on what functionalities to implement depending on their influence on the performance evaluation.
Functionalities described in [1] which does not have any effect on the measurements to be done, are not
implemented.
The metrics are evaluated on power consumption, and their ability to preserve connectivity in the network.
The main focus will be the traffic sent towards the root node, whereas the support for downward routes
has been implemented.