An architecture for building self-configurable systems

AbstractDeveloping wireless sensor networks can enable information gathering, information processing and reliable monitoring of a variety of environments for both civil and military applications. It is however necessary to agree upon a basic architecture for building sensor network applications. This paper presents a general classification of sensor network applications based on their network configurations and discusses some of their architectural requirements. We propose a generic architecture for a specific subclass of sensor applications which we define as self-configurable systems where a large number of sensors coordinate amongst themselves to achieve a large sensing task. Throughout this paper we assume a certain subset of the sensors to be immobile. This paper lists the general architectural and infra-structural components necessary for building this class of sensor applications. Given the various architectural components, we present an algorithm that self-organizes the sensors...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: MOBIHOC
• Authors: Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, Randy H. Katz
• Keywords: Computer Networks, MOBIHOC 2000, Sensor Network, Sensor Network Applications, Sensors