A mobile agent approach to opportunistic harvesting in wireless sensor networks

This demonstration illustrates the feasibility of harvesting data from a WSN by interested parties, either in the WSN coverage area or in a remote location. Embedded and mobile agents are harnessed for the data capture process. Individual nodes communicate with gateways to which, user devices connect. Users can query and view the local data in an ad-hoc manner, and possibly remotely configure and manipulate the data capture process. It is envisaged that the combination of embedded and mobile agents offer a dynamic method of sensor data viewing and processing, either in situ, or in a central repository. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.1 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Network Architecture and Design--Wireless communication General Terms Design Keywords Wireless Sensor Networks, BDI Agents, Embedded Agents

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: Richard Tynan, Conor Muldoon, Michael J. O'Grady, Gregory M. P. O'Hare
• Keywords: ATAL 2008, Data Capture Process, Intelligent Agents, Mobile Agents, WSN Coverage Area