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On Connected Multiple Point Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks

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We consider a wireless sensor network consisting of a set of sensors deployed randomly. A point in the monitored area is covered if it is within the sensing range of a sensor. In some applications, when the network is sufficiently dense, area coverage can be approximated by guaranteeing point coverage. In this case, all the points of wireless devices could be used to represent the whole area, and the working sensors are supposed to cover all the sensors. Many applications related to security and reliability require guaranteed k-coverage of the area at all times. In this paper, we formalize the k-(Connected) Coverage Set (k-CCS/k-CS) problems, develop a linear programming algorithm, and design two non-global solutions for them. Some theoretical analysis is also provided followed by simulation results.

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The work was supported in part by NSF grants ANI 0083836, CCR 9900646, CNS 0422762, CNS 0434533, and EIA 0130806.

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Yang, S., Dai, F., Cardei, M. et al. On Connected Multiple Point Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks. Int J Wireless Inf Networks 13, 289–301 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10776-006-0036-z

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