Experimental evaluation of communication protocols across heterogeneous network infrastructures for M2M sensor data systems using the AHP–TOPSIS model
2026, vol.18 , no.3, pp. 3-14
Article [2026-03-01]
The selection of communication technologies and protocols in machine-to-machine (M2M) systems is a complex engineering task influenced by latency, reliability, throughput and deployment constraints. This paper presents an experimental evaluation of HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka using an integrated AHP–TOPSIS decision model across LAN, WLAN and hybrid KNX–IP environments. Performance is assessed through latency, message loss and throughput measurements. The results indicate that Apache Kafka offers the most balanced performance when reliability and scalability are prioritized, while demonstrating that protocol selection should consider both performance metrics and architectural characteristics. The study confirms the applicability of the AHP–TOPSIS methodology as a structured framework for communication protocol selection in M2M sensor data systems.
Internet of Things (IoT), M2M communication systems, network communication protocols, distributed sensor systems, multi-criteria decision analysis
https://doi.org/10.59035/ODUV2537
Oleg Iliev. Experimental evaluation of communication protocols across heterogeneous network infrastructures for M2M sensor data systems using the AHP–TOPSIS model. International Journal on Information Technologies and Security, vol.18 , no.3, 2026, pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.59035/ODUV2537