Programming wireless sensor networks: Fundamental concepts and state of the art

high-level programming abstractions, capable of simplifying the programming chore without sacrificing efficiency, has been long recognized and several solutions have been hitherto proposed, which differ along many dimensions. In this paper, we survey the state of the art in programming approaches for WSNs. We begin by presenting a taxonomy of WSN applications, to identify the fundamental requirements programming platforms must deal with. Then, we introduce a taxonomy of WSN programming approaches that captures the fundamental differences among existing solutions, and constitutes the core contribution of this paper. Our presentation style relies on concrete examples and code snippets taken from programming platforms representative of the taxonomy dimensions being discussed. We use the taxonomy to provide an exhaustive classification of existing approaches. Moreover, we also map existing approaches back to the application requirements, therefore providing not only a complete view of ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: CSUR
• Authors: Luca Mottola, Gian Pietro Picco
• Keywords: CSUR 2011, Programming Abstractions, Programming Platforms, Theoretical Computer Science, Wireless Sensor Networks