Optimization of the IEEE 1687 access network for hybrid access schedules

The IEEE 1687 Standard specifies an access network and a description language for embedded instruments. In this paper, we present an optimization technique to minimize the segment insertion bit (SIB) programming overhead for IEEE 1687-compliant access architectures. We first present an optimal solution based on dynamic programming for concurrent access schedules. This technique is then utilized to minimize the SIB programming overhead for more general hybrid access schedules. The proposed optimization technique is computationally efficient and it leads to significant reductions (as large as 97%) in the SIB programming overhead for hybrid access schedules.