Guide to Wireless Sensor Networks

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84996-827-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 707 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1025 g

Reihe: Computer Communications and Networks

Overview and Goals Wireless communication technologies are undergoing rapid advancements. The last few years have experienced a steep growth in research in the area of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In WSNs, communication takes place with the help of spatially distributedautonomoussensornodesequippedtosensespeci?cinformation. WSNs, especially the ones that have gained much popularity in the recent years, are, ty- cally, ad hoc in nature and they inherit many characteristics/features of wireless ad hoc networks such as the ability for infrastructure-less setup, minimal or no reliance on network planning, and the ability of the nodes to self-organize and self-con?gure without the involvement of a centralized network manager, router, access point, or a switch. These features help to set up WSNs fast in situations where there is no existing network setup or in times when setting up a ?xed infrastructure network is considered infeasible, for example, in times of emergency or during relief- erations. WSNs ?nd a variety of applications in both the military and the civilian population worldwide such as in cases of enemy intrusion in the battle?eld, object tracking, habitat monitoring, patient monitoring, ?re detection, and so on. Even though sensor networks have emerged to be attractive and they hold great promises for our future, there are several challenges that need to be addressed. Some of the well-known challenges are attributed to issues relating to coverage and deployment, scalability, quality-of-service, size, computational power, energy ef?ciency, and security.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Misra, Sudip

Woungang, Isaac

Misra, Subhas Chandra

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Computerkommunikation & -vernetzung Verteilte Systeme (Netzwerke)
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Drahtlostechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Sensorik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Energy Efficient Information Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Topology Management for Wireless Sensor Networks.- Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Geometric Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Cooperative Relaying in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Data-Centricity in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Congestion and Flow Control in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Data Transport Control in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Fault-Tolerant Algorithms/Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Self-Organizing and Self-Healing Schemes in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Quality of Service in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Embedded Operating Systems in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Adaptive Distributed Resource Allocation for Sensor Networks.- Scheduling Activities in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Energy-Efficient Resource Management Techniques in Wireless SensorNetworks.- Transmission Power Control Techniques in Ad Hoc Networks.- Security in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Key Management in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks.- Middleware for Wireless Sensor Networks: The Comfortable Way of Application Development.- Wireless Mobile Sensor Networks: Protocols and Mobility Strategies.- Analysis Methods for Sensor Networks.- Bio-inspired Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems for Global and Homeland Security Applications.