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MOBICOM
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Challenges: communication through silence in wireless sensor networks
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are typically characterized by a limited energy supply at sensor nodes. Hence, energy efficiency is an important issue in the system design and op...
Yujie Zhu, Raghupathy Sivakumar
ICC
2007
IEEE
301views Communications» more  ICC 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
Network Lifetime Optimization by Duality Approach for Multi-Source and Single-Sink Topology in Wireless Sensor Networks
—The multi-source and single-sink (MSSS) topology, in wireless sensor networks, is defined as the network topology, where all of nodes can gather, receive and transmit data to t...
Hui Wang, Yuhang Yang, Maode Ma, Xiaomin Wang
MSN
2007
Springer
187views Sensor Networks» more  MSN 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.11 in Multi-hop Wireless Networks
Abstract. Multi-hop wireless networks provide a quick and easy way for networking when we need a temporary network or when cabling is difficult. The 802.11 Medium Access Control (M...
Lan Tien Nguyen, Razvan Beuran, Yoichi Shinoda
PEWASUN
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Efficient deafness avoidance in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks with directional antennas
Using directional antennas in wireless ad hoc networks can significantly improve network performance. However, the deafness problem greatly limits the network performance. This pa...
Yihu Li, Ahmed M. Safwat
EWSN
2006
Springer
14 years 7 months ago
f-MAC: A Deterministic Media Access Control Protocol Without Time Synchronization
Nodes in a wireless network transmit messages through a shared medium. Thus, a Media Access Control (MAC) protocol is necessary to regulate and coordinate medium access. For some a...
André M. Barroso, Cormac J. Sreenan, Utz Ro...