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Because they provide practical machine-to-machine communication at a very low cost, the popularity of wireless sensor networks is expected to skyrocket in the next few years, duplicating the recent explosion of wireless LANs. Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures and Protocols describes how to build these networks, from the layers of the communication protocol through the design of network nodes. This overview summarizes the multiple applications of wireless sensor networks, then discusses network device design and the requirements that foster the successful performance of these appl.
Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks; Applications and Motivation; Network Performance Objectives; Contributions of this Book; Organization of this Book; ; The Development of Wireless Sensor Networks; Early Wireless Networks; Wireless Data Networks; Wireless Sensor and Related Networks; Conclusion; ; The Physical Layer; Some Physical Layer Examples; A Practical Physical Layer for Wireless Sensor Networks; Simulations and Results; Conclusion; ; The Data Link Layer; Medium Access Control Techniques; The Mediation Device; System Analysis and Simulation; Conclusion; ; The Network Layer; Some Network Design Examples; A Wireless Sensor Network Design Employing a Cluster Tree Architecture; Simulations; Results; Conclusion; ; Practical Implementation Issues; The Partitioning Decision; Transducer Interfaces; Time Base Accuracy and Average Power Consumption; Conclusion; ; Power Management; Power
Processing Worksystem (SPW); ; Appendix B -- WinneuRFon; Motivation; System Requirements; Supported Features; Current Status and Achievement; Simulation Method and More Potential Functionalities; Proposal for Future Work; Summary; ; Appendix C -- The MC13192: An Example Wireless Sensor Network Transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC)
Title from book cover on Web Page (viewed December 30, 2005).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Boca Raton, FL : Auerbach Publications, ©2004