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A Wireless Sensor and Actor Network (WSAN) is composed of sensor and actor nodes distributed in a geographic area of interest; the sensors are involved in monitoring the physical environment, while the actors can execute a designated task in accordance to the data collected and reported by the sensors during an event. To achieve a balanced performance, a WSAN architecture must implement an efficient cooperative communication strategy to allow the nodes to collaborate in the optimal assignment of resources and to execute tasks with the lowest possible delay. Such collaboration must take place by exchanging information and generating negotiated decisions while trying to extend the WSAN lifetime. The main contribution of this work is the proposal of a coordination mechanism taxonomy for WSANs; this taxonomy provides a framework for the classification of coordination mechanisms designed for WSAN environments. Based on this taxonomy, a comparative analysis is presented to study some of the most representative coordination mechanisms proposed in the area of WSANs up to this date.
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Ruiz-Ibarra, E., Villasenor-Gonzalez, L. (2008). Cooperation Mechanism Taxonomy for Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks. In: Miri, A. (eds) Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks II. WSAN 2008. IFIP – The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09441-0_6
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