Sensor Network Protocols supplies a sharply focused reference on protocols, security, data processing, and energy management in communication sensor networks that is ideal for specialists in the field.

Features:

• Provides a focused reference for those in need of specialized information on protocols, security, data processing, and energy management
• Presents timely, well organized, and comprehensive information contributed by experts in their fields
• Offers solutions for producing energy-efficient sensor networks without losing performance
• Considers the opportunities and challenges in wireless sensor networks

Contents

Opportunities and Challanges in Wireless Sensor Networks

• Opportunities
• Technical Challenges

Next-Generation Technologies to Enable Sensor Networks

• Goals for Real-Time Distributed Network Computing for Sensor Data Fusion
• The Convergence of Networking and Real-Time Computing
• Middleware
• Network Resource Management
• Experimental Results

A Taxonomy of Routing Techniques in Wireless Sensor Networks

• Routing Protocols in WSNs
• Routing in WSNs: Future Directions

Overview of Communication Protocols for Sensor Networks

• Applications/Application Layer Protocols
• Localization Protocols
• Time Synchronization Protocols
• Transport Layer Protocols
• Network Layer Protocols
• Data Link Layer Protocols

A Comparative Study of Energy Efficient (E2) Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

• Motivations and Directions
• Cross-Layer Communication Protocol Stack for WSNs
• Energy-Efficient MAC Protocols
• Energy-Efficient Network Layer Protocols

Fundamental Protocols to Gather Information in Wireless Sensor Networks

• Model Definition
• Gathering Information in Wireless Sensor Networks
• Identifying Faulty Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks

Design Challenges in Energy-Effecient Medium Access Control for Wireless Sensor Networks

• Unique Characteristics of Wireless Sensor Networks
• MAC Protocols for Wireless ad hoc Networks
• Design Challenges for Wireless Sensor Networks
• Medium Access Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks
• Open Issues

Techniques to Reduce Communication and Computation Energy in Wireless Sensor Networks

• Overview of Node-Level Energy Management
• Overview of Energy-Efficient Communication
• Node-Level Processor-Oriented Energy Management
• Node-Level I/O-Device-Oriented Energy Management
• Energy-Aware Communication

Energy-Aware Routing and Data Funneling in Sensor Networks

• Protocol Stack Design
• Routing Protocol Characteristics and Related Work
• Routing for Maximizing Lifetime: A Linear Programming Formulation
• Energy-Aware Routing
• Simulations
• Data Funneling

Reliability Energy-Constrained Routing in Sensor Networks

• Game-Theoretic Models of Reliable and Length Energy-Constrained Routing
• Distributed Length Energy-Constrained (LEC) Routing Protocol
• Performance Evaluation

Localized Algorithms for Sensor Networks

• Models and Abstractions
• Centralized Algorithm
• Case Studies
• Analysis
• Protocols and Distributed Localized Algorithms

Index

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