Stojmenovic I. (ed.) Handbook of Sensor Networks. Algorithms and Architectures

Springer, 2005. — 553 p.Recent technological advances have enabled the development of low-cost, lowpower, and multifunctional sensor devices. These nodes are autonomous devices with integrated sensing, processing, and communication capabilities. A sensor is an electronic device that is capable of detecting environmental conditions such as temperature, sound, chemicals, or the presence of certain objects. Sensors are generally equipped with data processing and communication capabilities. The sensing circuitry measures parameters from the environment surrounding the sensor and transforms them into electric signals. Processing such signals reveals some properties of objects located and/or events happening in the vicinity of the sensor. The sensor sends such sensed data, usually via a radio transmitter, to a command center, either directly or through a data-collection station (a base station or a sink). To conserve the power, reports to the sink are normally sent via other sensors in a multihop fashion. Retransmitting sensors and the base station can perform fusion of the sensed data in order to filter out erroneous data and anomalies, and to draw conclusions from the reported data over a period of time. For example, in a reconnaissance-oriented network, sensor data indicates detection of a target, while fusion of multiple sensor reports can be used for tracking and identifying the detected target.
This handbook is intended for researchers and graduate students in computer science and electrical engineering, and researchers and developers in the telecommunication industry. It provides an opportunity for researchers to explore the currently “hot” field of sensor networks. It is a problem-oriented book, with each chapter discussing computing and communication problems and solutions that arise in rapidly emerging wireless sensor networks. The main purpose of the book is to review various algorithms and protocols that were developed in the area, with the emphasis on the most recent ones. The handbook is based on a number of stand-alone chapters that together cover the subject matter in a fully comprehensive manner.Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networking
Distributed Signal Processing Algorithms for the Physical Layer of Large-Scale Sensor Networks
Energy Scavenging and Nontraditional Power Sources for Wireless Sensor Networks
A Virtual Infrastructure for Wireless Sensor Networks
Broadcast Authentication and Key Management for Secure Sensor Networks
Embedded Operating Systems for Wireless Microsensor Nodes
Time Synchronization and Calibration in Wireless Sensor Networks
The Wireless Sensor Network MAC
Localization in Sensor Networks
Topology Construction and Maintenance in Wireless Sensor Networks
Energy-Efficient Backbone Construction, Broadcasting, and Area Coverage in Sensor Networks
Geographic and Energy-Aware Routing in Sensor Networks
Data-Centric Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks
Path Exposure, Target Location, Classification, and Tracking in Sensor Networks
Data Gathering and Fusion in Sensor Networks