A Heterogeneous Network Management Approach to Wireless Sensor Networks in Personal Healthcare Environments
Author: Karla M. Felix Navarro
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 470
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Design and Implementation of Web-based Data and Network Management System for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Qun Yu
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are forming an exciting new area to have dramatic impacts on science and engineering innovations. New WSN-based technologies, such as body sensor networks in medical and health care and environmental monitoring sensor networks, are emerging. Sensor networks are quickly becoming a flexible, inexpensive, and reliable platform to provide solutions for a wide variety of applications in real-world settings. The increase in the proliferation of sensor networks has paralleled the use of more heterogeneous systems in deployment. In this thesis, our work attempts to develop a new network management and data collection framework for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks called as Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks Management System (H-WSNMS), which enables to manage and operate various sensor network systems with unified control and management services and interface. The H-WSNMS framework aims to provide a scheme to manage, query, and interact with sensor network systems. By introducing the concept of Virtual Command Set (VCS), a series of unified application interfaces and Metadata (XML files) across multiple WSNs are designed and implement the scalability and flexibility of the management functions for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks, which is demonstrated though through a series of web-based WSN management Applications such as Monitoring, Configuration, Reprogram, Data Collection and so on. The tests and application trials confirm the feasibility of our approach but also still reveal a number of challenges to be taken into account when deploying wireless sensor and actuator networks at industrial sites, which will be considered by our future research work.
Comprehensive Guide to Heterogeneous Networks
Author: Kiran Ahuja
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2022-09-20
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0323905366
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprehensive Guide to Heterogeneous Networks discusses the fundamental motivations behind this cutting-edge development, along with a brief discussion on the diverse definitions of HNs. The future of heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs) is covered, including test cases, cost configuration, economic benefits and basic challenges. Other sections cover the topology management method in context of heterogeneous sensor nodes with diverse communication and sensing range. In addition, an outline of the pros and cons of the clustering criteria in HWSNs and taxonomy are summarized and provide futuristic research directions. Final sections discuss the future evolution of HNs and their implementations in diverse applications. This is an essential reference book for advanced students on courses in wireless communications, clinical engineering and networking. It will also be of interest to researchers, network planners, technical mangers and other professionals in these fields. Discusses the most important problems, challenges and issues which arise when designing real-time heterogeneous networks for diverse scenarios Represents the unique features of heterogeneous sensor networks, giving the end-user a better understanding of the environment Provides an overview of real-time performance issues in heterogeneous networks, specifically multi-tasking, multi-level scheduling, localization and security issues Includes applications of heterogeneous networks in diverse fields and focuses on the convergence of heterogeneous wireless networks for 5G
Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Ananthram Swami
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2007-10-24
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780470061817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA wireless sensor network (WSN) uses a number of autonomous devices to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions via a wireless network. Since its military beginnings as a means of battlefield surveillance, practical use of this technology has extended to a range of civilian applications including environmental monitoring, natural disaster prediction and relief, health monitoring and fire detection. Technological advancements, coupled with lowering costs, suggest that wireless sensor networks will have a significant impact on 21st century life. The design of wireless sensor networks requires consideration for several disciplines such as distributed signal processing, communications and cross-layer design. Wireless Sensor Networks: Signal Processing and Communications focuses on the theoretical aspects of wireless sensor networks and offers readers signal processing and communication perspectives on the design of large-scale networks. It explains state-of-the-art design theories and techniques to readers and places emphasis on the fundamental properties of large-scale sensor networks. Wireless Sensor Networks: Signal Processing and Communications : Approaches WSNs from a new angle – distributed signal processing, communication algorithms and novel cross-layer design paradigms. Applies ideas and illustrations from classical theory to an emerging field of WSN applications. Presents important analytical tools for use in the design of application-specific WSNs. Wireless Sensor Networks will be of use to signal processing and communications researchers and practitioners in applying classical theory to network design. It identifies research directions for senior undergraduate and graduate students and offers a rich bibliography for further reading and investigation.
Wireless Sensors in Heterogeneous Networked Systems
Author: José Cecílio
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-08-20
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 3319092804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents an examination of the middleware that can be used to configure and operate heterogeneous node platforms and sensor networks. The middleware requirements for a range of application scenarios are compared and analysed. The text then defines middleware architecture that has been integrated in an approach demonstrated live in a refinery. Features: presents a thorough introduction to the major concepts behind wireless sensor networks (WSNs); reviews the various application scenarios and existing middleware solutions for WSNs; discusses the middleware mechanisms necessary for heterogeneous WSNs; provides a detailed examination of platform-agnostic middleware architecture, including important implementation details; investigates the programming paradigms for WSNs, and for heterogeneous sensor networks in general; describes the results of extensive experimentation and testing, demonstrating that the generic architecture is viable for implementation on multiple platforms.
Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications
Author: Terrance J. Dishongh
Publisher: Artech House
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1596933062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique reference focuses on methods of application, validation and testing based on real deployments of sensor networks in the clinical and home environments. Key topics include healthcare and wireless sensors, sensor network applications, designs of experiments using sensors, data collection and decision making, clinical deployment of wireless sensor networks, contextual awareness medication prompting field trials in homes, social health monitoring, and the future of wireless sensor networks in healthcare.
Networking Wireless Sensors
Author: Bhaskar Krishnamachari
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-12-22
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781139447669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWireless sensor networks promise an unprecedented fine-grained interface between the virtual and physical worlds. They are one of the most rapidly developing information technologies, with applications in a wide range of fields including industrial process control, security and surveillance, environmental sensing, and structural health monitoring. Originally published in 2005, this book provides a detailed and organized survey of the field. It shows how the core challenges of energy efficiency, robustness, and autonomy are addressed in these systems by networking techniques across multiple layers. The topics covered include network deployment, localization, time synchronization, wireless radio characteristics, medium-access, topology control, routing, data-centric techniques, and transport protocols. Ideal for researchers and designers seeking to create algorithms and protocols and engineers implementing integrated solutions, it also contains many exercises and can be used by graduate students taking courses in networks.
Guide to Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Sudip Misra
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-05-29
Total Pages: 725
ISBN-13: 1848822189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOverview 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.
Handbook of Smart Homes, Health Care and Well-Being
Author: Joost van Hoof
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-03-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783319015828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSmart homes, home automation and ambient-assisted living are terms used to describe technological systems that enrich our living environment and provide means to support care, facilitate well-being and improve comfort. This handbook provides an overview of the domain from the perspective of health care and technology. In Part 1, we set out to describe the demographic changes in society, including ageing and diseases and impairments which lead to the needs for technological solutions. In Part 2, we describe the technological solutions, ranging from sensor-based networks, components, to communication protocols that are used in the design of smart homes. We also deal will biomedical features which can be measured and services that can be delivered to end-users as well as the use of social robots. In Part 3, we present best practices in the field. These best practices mainly focus on existing projects in Europe, the USA and Asia, in which people receive help through dedicated technological solutions being part of the continuum of the home environment and care.
A Systematic Approach to the Self-organization of Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 86
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent research has validated the practicality and the many advantages of heterogeneity in wireless networks, including ad-hoc sensor networks. However, the increased complexity of networks involving heterogeneity compared to homogeneous networks has meant that work on heterogeneous geometric networks remains relatively sparse. In this thesis, an attempt is made toward solving the main problem in heterogeneous ad-hoc sensor networks - how to design a heterogeneous network optimized for a particular application and/or network properties? More importantly, in solving the problem, a reverse-engineering based methodology is used that can potentially be used for almost any kind of network. In the approach developed in this research, a set of optimal heterogeneous networks is first generated using a genetic algorithm. The set of optimal heterogeneous networks is thoroughly analyzed to reveal properties critical for network optimality. A heuristic comprising simple rules based on the selected properties is then developed. The heuristic is self-organizing in nature, involving minimal overhead, and can be used to produce high-performance networks directly without genetic algorithms. Simulation results and analysis are presented which illustrate the superior performance of heuristic-based heterogeneous networks compared to homogeneous networks.
