1. Edition - July 2010
83.90 Euro
2010. 516 Pages, Hardcover
- Professional Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-03601-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-03601-3 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
This book presents an in-depth study on recent advances and research in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Existing WSN applications are described, followed by discussing the ongoing research efforts on some WSNs applications that show the usefulness of sensor networks. Theoretical analysis and factors influencing protocol design are highlighted, while the state-of-the-art protocol for WSN protocol stack is explored for transport, routing, data link, and physical layers. The bool also reviews the existing evaluation approaches for WSNs including physical testbeds and software simulation environments.

From the contents
Preface



1 Introduction


1.1 Sensor Mote Platforms

1.2 Wireless Sensor Network Architecture and Protocol Stack

References



2 Wireless Sensor Network Applications


2.1 Military Applications

2.2 Environmental Applications

2.3 Health Applications

2.4 Home Applications

2.5 Industrial Applications

References


3 Factors Influencing Wireless Sensor Network Design


3.1 Hardware Constraints

3.2 Fault Tolerance

3.3 Scalability

3.4 Production Costs

3.5 Wireless Sensor Network Topology

3.6 Transmission Media

3.7 Power Consumption

References




4 Physical Layer


4.1 Physical Layer Technologies

4.2 Overview of RF Wireless Communication

4.3 Channel Coding (Error Control Coding)

4.4 Modulation

4.5 Wireless Channel Effects

4.6 PHY Layer Standards

References



5 Medium Access Control (MAC)


5.1 Challenges for Medium Access Control

5.2 Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) Mechanism

5.3 Contention based Medium Access

5.4 Reservation based Medium Access

5.5 Hybrid Medium Access

References



6 Error Control


6.1 Classification of Error Control Schemes

6.2 Error Control in WSNs

6.3 Crosslayer Analysis Model

6.4 Comparison of Error Control Schemes

References



7 Network Layer


7.1 Challenges for Routing

7.2 Datacentric and Flat architecture Protocols

7.3 Hierarchical Protocols

7.4 Geographical Routing Protocols

7.5 QoS based protocols

References


8 Transport Layer


8.1 Challenges for Transport Layer

8.2 Reliable Multi Segment Transport (RMST) Protocol

8.3 Pump Slowly, Fetch Quickly (PSFQ) Protocol

8.4 Congestion Detection and Avoidance (CODA) Protocol

8.5 Event to Sink Reliable Transport (ESRT) Protocol

8.6 GARUDA

8.7 Real Time and Reliable Transport (RT)2 Protocol

References



9 Application Layer


9.1 Source Coding (Data Compression)

9.2 Query Processing

9.3 Network Management

References



10 Crosslayer Solutions


10.1 Interlayer Effects

10.2 Crosslayer Interactions

10.3 Crosslayer Module

References



11 Time Synchronization


11.1 Challenges for Time Synchronization

11.2 Network Time Protocol

11.3 Definitions

11.4 Timing sync Protocol for Sensor Networks (TPSN)

11.5 Reference Broadcast Synchronization (RBS)

11.6 Adaptive Clock Synchronization (ACS)

11.7 Time Diffusion Synchronization Protocol (TDP)

11.8 Rate based Diffusion Protocol (RDP)

11.9 Tiny and Mini Sync Protocols

11.10 Other Protocols

References



12 Localization


12.1 Challenges in Localization

12.2 Ranging Techniques

12.3 Range based Localization Protocols

12.4 Range free Localization Protocols

References


13 Topology Management


13.1 Deployment

13.2 Power Control

13.3 Activity Scheduling

13.4 Clustering

References


14 Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks


14.1 Characteristics of WSANs

14.2 Sensor Actor Coordination

14.3 Actor Actor Coordination

14.4 WSAN Protocol Stack

References



15 Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks


15.1 Design Challenges

15.2 Network Architecture

15.3 Multimedia Sensor Hardware

15.4 Physical Layer

15.5 MAC Layer

15.6 Error Control

15.7 Network Layer

15.8 Transport Layer

15.9 Application Layer

15.10 Crosslayer Design

15.11 Further Research Issues

References


16 Wireless Underwater Sensor Networks

16.1 Design Challenges

16.2 Underwater Sensor Network Components

16.3 Communication Architecture

16.4 Basics of Underwater Acoustic Propagation

16.5 Physical Layer

16.6 Medium Access Control Layer

16.7 Network Layer

16.8 Transport Layer

16.9 Application Layer

16.10 CrossLayer Design

References



17 Wireless Underground Sensor Networks


17.1 Applications

17.2 Design Challenges

17.3 Network Architecture

17.4 Underground Wireless Channel for EM Waves

17.5 Underground Wireless Channel for Magnetic Induction

17.6 Wireless Communication in Underground Mines and Road/Subway Tunnels

17.7 Communication Architecture

References



18 Grand Challenges


18.1 Integration of Sensor Networks and Internet

18.2 Realtime and Multimedia Communication

18.3 Protocol Stack

18.4 Synchronization and Localization

18.5 WSNs in Challenging Environments

18.6 Practical Considerations

18.7 Wireless NanoSensor Networks

References


Index