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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020329503321

Autore

Sohraby Kazem

Titolo

Wireless sensor networks : technology, protocols, and applications / / Kazem Sohraby, Daniel Minoli, Taieb Znati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J. : , : Wiley-Interscience, , [2007]

ISBN

9786610826773

9781280826771

1280826770

9781613445082

1613445083

9780470112762

047011276X

9780470112755

0470112751

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 pages)

Disciplina

681/.2

Soggetti

Sensor networks

Wireless LANs

Xarxes locals sense fil Wi-Fi

Xarxes de sensors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and overview of wireless sensor networks -- Applications of wireless sensor networks -- Basic wireless sensor technology -- Wireless transmission technology and systems -- Medium access control protocols for wireless sensor networks -- Routing protocols for wireless sensor networks -- Transport control protocols for wireless sensor networks -- Middleware for wireless sensor networks -- Network management for wireless sensor networks -- Operating systems for wireless sensor networks -- Performance and traffic management.

Sommario/riassunto

Infrastructure for Homeland Security EnvironmentsWireless Sensor Networks helps readers discover the emerging field of low-cost



standards-based sensors that promise a high order of spatial and temporal resolution and accuracy in an ever-increasing universe of applications. It shares the latest advances in science and engineering paving the way towards a large plethora of new applications in such areas as infrastructure protection and security, healthcare, energy, food safety, RFID, ZigBee, and processing.Unlike other books on wireless sensor networks that focus on limited topic