Автор: S. Kami Makki, Xiang-Yang Li
Название: Sensor and Ad-Hoc Networks: Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspects
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2008
Серия: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (Book 7)
ISBN: 0387773193
Язык: English
Формат: epub, pdf
Размер: 14,5 mb
Страниц: 314

Recent developments in mobile and wireless technology along with the availability of many smart and portable handheld devices facilitate the ubiquitous access to information. However, many limitations exist in these devices and the underlying network due to limited data transmission capability of these devices and the evolving and dynamic topology of mobile and wireless networks. The flexible structure of sensor and ad hoc networks has not only changed the formulation of the existing problems such as data communication for these networks, but has also involved the discovery of new solutions in a number of other areas such as reliability, scalability, energy efficiency, security, and interoperability. Research is currently underway to find solutions and techniques to address some of these issues such as the interoperability problem between sensor and ad hoc networks which use different routing mechanisms, and the adaptability problem which occurs between ad hoc and sensor networks that could very well be heterogeneous with respect to hardware characteristics and software systems.

The book fosters communication not only between the different sensor and ad-hoc communities, but also between those communities and the distributed systems and information systems communities. The topics addressed pertain to the sensors and mobile environment.