TY - GEN
T1 - Feasibility analysis of stochastic sensor networks
AU - Zhang, Shi Chao
AU - Koprulu, F. Irem
AU - Koetter, Ralf
AU - Jones, Douglas L.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - A stochastic wireless sensor network consisting of low-duty-cycle, unsynchronized nodes offers a simple, robust, and ultra-low-power solution for many sensor network applications. We demonstrate the feasibility of this approach by proving that such a network exhibits quasi-stable behavior as long as the mean number of active nodes in a neighborhood exceeds a bound between one and two, even in the presence of collisions. As this number increases, the mean lifetime of messages in the network grows rapidly and the average response time decreases. Simulation results correspond closely to the analytical bounds for quasi-stability, lifetime, and response time. A stochastic sensor network appears to be a promising approach for many wireless sensor network applications with modest data throughput requirements.
AB - A stochastic wireless sensor network consisting of low-duty-cycle, unsynchronized nodes offers a simple, robust, and ultra-low-power solution for many sensor network applications. We demonstrate the feasibility of this approach by proving that such a network exhibits quasi-stable behavior as long as the mean number of active nodes in a neighborhood exceeds a bound between one and two, even in the presence of collisions. As this number increases, the mean lifetime of messages in the network grows rapidly and the average response time decreases. Simulation results correspond closely to the analytical bounds for quasi-stability, lifetime, and response time. A stochastic sensor network appears to be a promising approach for many wireless sensor network applications with modest data throughput requirements.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:20344396109
SN - 0780387961
SN - 9780780387966
T3 - 2004 First Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, IEEE SECON 2004
SP - 218
EP - 226
BT - 2004 First Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, IEEE SECON 2004
T2 - 2004 First Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, IEEE SECON 2004
Y2 - 4 October 2004 through 7 October 2004
ER -