Guide to Wireless Sensor Networks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Energy Efficient Information Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Bang Wang, Minghui Li, Hock Beng Lim, Di Ma, Cheng Fu

   Pages 1-26

3. Topology Management for Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Lisa Frye, Liang Cheng

   Pages 27-45

4. Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Jennifer C. Hou, David K. Y. Yau, Chris Y. T. Ma, Yong Yang, Honghai Zhang, I- Hong Hou et al.

   Pages 47-79

5. Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Hannes Frey, Stefan Rührup, Ivan Stojmenović

   Pages 81-111

6. Geometric Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Jie Gao

   Pages 113-157

7. Cooperative Relaying in Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Robin Doss, Wolfgang Schott

   Pages 159-181

8. Data-Centricity in Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Abdul-Halim Jallad, Tanya Vladimirova

   Pages 183-204

9. Congestion and Flow Control in Wireless Sensor Networks

   • Vikram P. Munishwar, Sameer S. Tilak, Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh

   Pages 205-238

10. Data Transport Control in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Hongwei Zhang, Vinayak Naik

    Pages 239-259

11. Fault-Tolerant Algorithms/Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Hai Liu, Amiya Nayak, Ivan Stojmenović

    Pages 261-291

12. Self-Organizing and Self-Healing Schemes in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Doina Bein

    Pages 293-304

13. Quality of Service in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Can Basaran, Kyoung-Don Kang

    Pages 305-321

14. Embedded Operating Systems in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Mohamed Moubarak, Mohamed K. Watfa

    Pages 323-346

15. Adaptive Distributed Resource Allocation for Sensor Networks

    • Hock Beng Lim, Di Ma, Cheng Fu, Bang Wang, Meng Joo Er

    Pages 347-377

16. Scheduling Activities in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Yu Chen, Eric Fleury

    Pages 379-418

17. Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Gang Li, Robin Doss

    Pages 419-438

18. Energy-Efficient Resource Management Techniques in Wireless SensorNetworks

    • Xiao-Hui Lin, Yu-Kwong Kwok, Hui Wang

    Pages 439-468

19. Transmission Power Control Techniques in Ad Hoc Networks

    • Luiz Henrique Andrade Correia, Daniel Fernandes Macedo, Aldri Luiz dos Santos, José Marcos Silva Nogueira

    Pages 469-489

20. Security in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Eric Sabbah, Kyoung-Don Kang

    Pages 491-512

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.

• Quality of Service
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Routing
• communication
• information
• wireless sensor network
• wireless sensor networks

From the reviews: “This useful book dedicated to wireless sensor networks is the editor’s follow up to their recent guide to wireless and ad hoc networks … . The book presents general and specialized aspects of sensor networks … . This book is a useful introduction to the emergent topic of sensor networks. Its target audience is students at intermediate and advanced levels. Teachers can obtain from the publisher presentation slides for classroom use and a manual with answers to the questions included in each chapter.” (Alessandro Berni, ACM Computing Reviews, January, 2010)

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