Computation hierarchy for in-network processing

In this paper we explore the network level architecture of distributed sensor systems that perform in-network processing. We propose a system with heterogeneous nodes that organizes into a hierarchical structure dictated by the computational capabilities. The presence of high-performance nodes amongst a sea of resource-constrained nodes exposes new tradeoffs for the efficient implementation of networkwide applications. Our experiments show that even for a low relative density of resource-constrained nodes to high-performance nodes

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: WSNA
• Authors: Ram Kumar, Vlasios Tsiatsis, Mani B. Srivastava
• Keywords: Heterogeneous Nodes, Network Level Architecture, Resource-constrained Nodes, Sensor Networks, WSNA 2003