Study and Design of a WLAN WSN Wake-Up Receiver

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  • Mariem Bouraoui Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia | Systems Integration and Emerging Energies Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Department, National Engineers School of Sfax, University of Sfax, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
  • Imen Barraj Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia | Systems Integration and Emerging Energies Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Department, National Engineers School of Sfax, University of Sfax, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
  • Mohamed Masmoudi Systems Integration and Emerging Energies Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Department, National Engineers School of Sfax, University of Sfax, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
Volume: 15 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 25719-25726 | August 2025 | https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.11518

Received: 15 April 2025 | Revised: 25 May 2025 and 6 June 2025 | Accepted: 8 June 2025 | Online: 2 August 2025


Corresponding author: Mariem Bouraoui

Abstract

Research on wake-up receivers is gaining momentum due to the growing demand for this compact yet crucial component in advanced technological systems that rely on radio-based communication. Wake-up receivers play a key role in minimizing the activity of the main radio, thereby significantly reducing energy consumption, and extending the overall system lifetime. This paper provides an overview of the design considerations and challenges associated with wake-up receivers, along with a comparison of several existing architectures. Additionally, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) wake-up receiver is validated using Advanced Design System (ADS) software. A performance comparison between Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) modulation schemes is also presented.

Keywords:

WSN, WLAN, wake-up receiver, envelope detector, AM, DQPSK, modulation

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M. Bouraoui, I. Barraj, and M. Masmoudi, “Study and Design of a WLAN WSN Wake-Up Receiver”, Eng. Technol. Appl. Sci. Res., vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 25719–25726, Aug. 2025.

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