Wireless communication technologies continue to undergo rapid advancement. In recent years, there has been a steep growth in research in the area of wireless sensor networks (WSNs).

In WSNs, communication takes place with the help of spatially distributed, autonomous sensor nodes equipped to sense specific information. WSNs can be found in a variety of both military and civilian applications worldwide. Examples include detecting enemy intrusion on the battlefield, object tracking, habitat monitoring, patient monitoring and fire detection. Sensor networks are emerging as an attractive technology with great promise for the future. However, challenges remain to be addressed in issues relating to coverage and deployment, scalability, quality-of-service, size, computational power, energy efficiency and security.

This highly useful Guide to Wireless Sensor Networks presents a comprehensive account of the fundamental concepts, new ideas and results in the field of WSNs. Offering a wide coverage of subjects, from core issues to specialized topics, this reader-friendly book provides a valuable reference for academics and practitioners alike. With its helpful teaching tools, it is also an ideal textbook for graduate students wishing to learn more about the topic.

Features:

. Provides an accessible, comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art technology of wireless sensor networks

. Offers a set of questions at the end of each chapter to help readers assess their understanding of the various concepts

. Includes reader-friendly discussions for practitioners, directions for future research, helpful lists of terms and definitions

. Designed, in structure and content, to aid the learning process with the intention of making the book useful at all learning levels

. Presents insight into the practical significance of these topics in real-world scenarios

. Supplies supportive presentation PowerPoint slides and solutions to aid lecturers at www.springer.com/978-1-84882-217-7

Prof. Sudip Misra is a renowned expert in the field of computer networks and is currently working for the School of Information Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. With contributions by some of the most prominent researchers in the field today, this book will be an invaluable source of reference for researchers and practitioners in the field of computer networking. Its pedagogical aids further extend its utility in academia.

Key Topics:

. Energy Efficiency

. Routing

. Transport Control

. Fault-tolerance

. Quality of Service

. Scheduling

. Security

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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.

Inhalt

Energy Efficient Information Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks Topology Management for Wireless Sensor Networks Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks Geometric Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks Cooperative Relaying in Wireless Sensor Networks Data-Centricity in Wireless Sensor Networks Congestion and Flow Control in Wireless Sensor Networks Data Transport Control in Wireless Sensor Networks Fault Tolerant Algorithms/Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks Self-organizing and Self-healing Schemes in Wireless Sensor Networks Quality of Service in Wireless Sensor Networks Embedded Operating Systems in Wireless Sensor Networks Adaptive Distributed Resource Allocation for Sensor Networks Scheduling Activities in Wireless Sensor Networks Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control in Wireless Sensor Networks Energy Efficient Resource Management Techniques in Wireless Sensor Networks Transmission Power Control Aware MAC in Wireless Sensor Networks Security in Wireless Sensor Networks Key Management in Wireless Sensor Networks Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks Middleware for Wireless Sensor Networks Wireless Mobile Sensor Networks: Protocols and Mobility Strategies Analysis Methods for Sensor Networks Bio-inspired Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems for Global and Homeland Security Applications