Dependability Considerations in Wireless Sensor Networks Applications

Recently, the use of wireless sensor networks has spread to applications areas that are not viable or costefficient to be run on other types of networks. Due to some critical tasks done in these types of networks, the majority of sensor networks applications should be dependable and should be run continuously and reliably without interruption. Hence, the two more significant dependability factors that should be nowadays taken into account in developing wireless sensor networks applications are `availability' and `reliability' of application services. The specific characteristics and constraints of wireless sensor networks require a different interpretation of these two factors when developing applications for such networks. In this paper, we propose a middleware layer mechanism for satisfying these two factors as more important dependability issues in sensor networks applications. We propose an event-based middleware service that is specifically designed for wireless sensor n...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: JNW
• Authors: Amirhosein Taherkordi, Majid Alkaee Taleghan, Mohsen Sharifi
• Keywords: JNW 2006, Sensor Networks, Sensor Networks Applications, Wireless Sensor Networks