Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and ApplicationsInfrastructure for Homeland Security Environments Wireless Sensor Networks helps readers discover the emerging field of low-cost standards-based sensors that promise a high order of spatial and temporal resolution and accuracy in an ever-increasing universe of applications. It shares the latest advances in science and engineering paving the way towards a large plethora of new applications in such areas as infrastructure protection and security, healthcare, energy, food safety, RFID, ZigBee, and processing. Unlike other books on wireless sensor networks that focus on limited topics in the field, this book is a broad introduction that covers all the major technology, standards, and application topics. It contains everything readers need to know to enter this burgeoning field, including current applications and promising research and development; communication and networking protocols; middleware architecture for wireless sensor networks; and security and management. The straightforward and engaging writing style of this book makes even complex concepts and processes easy to follow and understand. In addition, it offers several features that help readers grasp the material and then apply their knowledge in designing their own wireless sensor network systems: * Examples illustrate how concepts are applied to the development and application of * wireless sensor networks * Detailed case studies set forth all the steps of design and implementation needed to solve real-world problems * Chapter conclusions that serve as an excellent review by stressing the chapter's key concepts * References in each chapter guide readers to in-depth discussions of individual topics This book is ideal for networking designers and engineers who want to fully exploit this new technology and for government employees who are concerned about homeland security. With its examples, it is appropriate for use as a coursebook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. |
Contents
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2 Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks | 38 |
3 Basic Wireless Sensor Technology | 75 |
4 Wireless Transmission Technology and Systems | 93 |
5 Medium Access Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks | 142 |
6 Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks | 197 |
7 Transport Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks | 229 |
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3GPP access control achieve adaptive aggregation algorithms and/or architecture bandwidth base station Bluetooth channel cluster head collision communication components configuration congestion control coordinator CTS packet data packet data rate data-centric defined deployed deployment detection devices distributed energy consumption energy efficiency environment event field Figure first fixed flow frame frequency functions hardware hoc networks IEEE layer MAC protocol MAC-layer Medium Access Control middleware mode modulation monitoring multihop multipath multiple network management network protocols operating system performance phase phase-shift keying physical piconet Proceedings processing query radio received reduce reflected reliability resource RFID routing protocols S-MAC scalability schedule scheme Sensing applications sensor nodes signal significant sink slots specific standard throughput TinyOS tion topology traffic transmission transmit transport control protocols transport protocols typically VoIP WiMax wireless network Wireless Sensor Networks WSNs ZigBee