Posts on ANR Perenne project

New publications

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are excited to announce that our partner has published two scientific articles in MSWiM 2026 and WiMob 2026.

The first article, titled “AI-Enabled Traffic-Aware Closed-Loop Framework for MAC-Layer Control in Multi-Hop IoT Networks”, presents a traffic-aware closed-loop framework for low-power and lossy wireless networks that monitors network conditions, forecasts near-future degradation, and dynamically reconfigures the MAC protocol according to traffic patterns. Experiments on SLICES-FR show that the approach anticipates performance degradation, restores reliability during bursty traffic, and scales to heterogeneous deployments, while avoiding the energy cost of permanently using TDMA.

PERENNE plenary meeting 3

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The next PERENNE plenary meeting will take place on June, 15 and 16 2026, at the IMT-A engineering school in Rennes. This meeting will bring together project partners to discuss ongoing research, share technical insights, and review project progress.

Agenda

June 15

Welcome
Scientific presentations 1
- HYMA-PS: A Hybrid Management Plane Switching for Programmable Wireless Networks (T. Le Tarnec, IMT-A/ICube)
- AI-Enabled Traffic-Aware Closed-Loop Framework for MAC-Layer Control in Multi-Hop IoT Networks (A. Mahmod, ICube)
Discussion

June 16

New publications

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are excited to announce that our partner has published two scientific articles in Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks and at CoReS 2026

The first article, titled “FINE-STACK: Flexible architecture for low-power lossy IoT Networks with programmablE network STACK and semantic runtime updates”, introduces a flexible, fine-grained network architecture where lightweight protocol functions are orchestrated centrally, enabling semantic-aware management and fast, selective runtime updates. Its hybrid design combines local control with optional global optimization, improving network stack programmability. Experiments on a real testbed show that this approach enhances operational performance while significantly reducing update size and time, all within the strict resource constraints of low-power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Overall, FINE-STACK makes practical runtime reconfiguration and network programmability feasible for IoT.

PERENNE plenary meeting 2

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The next PERENNE plenary meeting will take place on November, 24 and 25 2025, at the ENSSAT engineering school in Lannion. This meeting will bring together project partners to discuss ongoing research, share technical insights, and review project progress.

Agenda

November 24

Welcome
Scientific presentations
- Software Defined Low-power Lossy Wireless Networks (A. Mahmod, ICube)
- Programmable User-space Linux Network Stack (K. Fakih, ICube)
- Hybrid Management Plane using Dual Communication Stacks (T. Le Tarnec, IMT-A/ICube)
- Dynamic framework for Multi-Standard Communication: A Flexible Approach to Wireless Connectivity (A. Lakhdari, IRISA Granit)
Discussion on PHY / Upper Layer Interactions
Hardware & testbed
Scenarios

November 25

New publication in Elsevier IoT journal

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We are excited to announce that our partner has published a new scientific article in Elsevier IoT Journal

The article, titled “PENSIL: ProgrammablE Network Stack for Low-Power Lossy IoT Networks Using Lightweight Virtualization”, introduces a new network architecture built around a programmable and modular stack for Low-Power and Lossy Wireless Networks (LLWNs). This architecture enables dynamic and semantic reconfiguration of the protocol stack, allowing networks to adapt seamlessly without downtime. A proof-of-concept implementation on real hardware demonstrates that this approach improves performance through fast, lightweight, and secure updates, all while meeting the stringent memory, energy, and processing constraints of LLWN devices.

PERENNE plenary meeting 1

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The next PERENNE plenary meeting will take place on March 6, 2025, at the ANFR headquarters in Paris. This meeting will bring together project partners to discuss ongoing research, share technical insights, and review project progress.

Agenda

Welcome
Scientific presentations
- Programmability and SDN: Improved Control Plane and Data Plane for Adaptive Wireless Networks (T. Le Tarnec, IMT-A/ICube)
- Software Defined Low-power Lossy Wireless Networks (A. Mahmod, ICube)
- SDR Paradigm for Multi-Standard Communication: A Flexible Approach to Wireless Connectivity (A. Lakhdari, IRISA Granit)
- WiFi/Mobile Fight Smart Coexistence (A. Marquet - ANFR)
Technical discussions and sharing
Work progress and deliverables
Administrative matters
Miscellaneous items
Next meetings and actions

New publication at AINA 2025

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We are excited to announce that our partner has published a new scientific article at AINA 2025

The article, titled “Programmable Solutions for Low-power Lossy Wireless Networks: A Study of SDN and Femto Containers”, explores network programmability techniques for Low-power Lossy Wireless Networks (LLWNs) and combines Software-Defined Networking for control plane programmability and Femto Containers for lightweight data plane virtualization. A proof-of-concept validation on the FIT IoT-LAB testbed demonstrates the feasibility of this approach, effectively meeting LLWN constraints while incurring a slight increase in packet processing delay.

Univ. Rennes Recruits Adam Lakdhiri for PhD Thesis on Programmable Wireless Radio for Long-Life Communications

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The University of Rennes is proud to announce the recruitment of Adam Lakdhiri for a pioneering PhD thesis focusing on “Programmable Wireless Radio for Long-Life Communications”. Scheduled to commence in October or November 2024, this thesis will leverage the Software-defined paradigm (i.e., SDN and SDR) and focus on the design of a programmable, scalable radio system that is aware of its environment and energy consumption.

Adam Lakdhiri will be guided by a team of experienced supervisors, including Matthieu Gautier, Robin Gerzaguet, and Baptiste Vrigneau, who has recently joined the project. Their expertise and mentorship will ensure the success of this innovative research endeavor.

IMT Atlantique Recruits Thomas Le Tarnec for PhD Thesis on Programmable Wireless Protocol Stack

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

We are pleased to announce that IMT Atlantique is recruiting Thomas Le Tarnec starting October 1, 2024, for a PhD thesis focused on the “Programmable Wireless Protocol Stack”. Thomas Le Tarnec is currently completing his engineering training at the École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Rennes (ESIR).

The PhD thesis will leverage the software-defined paradigm (i.e., SDN and SDR) to make wireless networks fully programmable, enabling ultimate flexibility, from the reconfiguration of the protocol suite at runtime to the deployment of any future wireless technologies on the same infrastructure.

New publication at CoReS 2024

Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

We are excited to announce that our partner has published a new scientific article at CoReS 2024

The article, titled “Menu or a la carte? An architecture for programming the data plane of constrained wireless networks”, proposes a modular architecture based on programmable networks allowing fine programming of the data plane of constrained wireless networks. Such an approach allows constant adaptation of the network to dynamic variations in order to maintain the required level of performance.

Kickoff Meeting

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The kickoff meeting for the Perenne project was successfully held in Strasbourg on January 30, 2024. The event marked the official start of our collaborative journey. Stay tuned for updates on our progress and milestones!