System-architectures for sensor networks issues, alternatives, and directions

Author

Feng, Jessica ; Koushanfar, Farinaz ; Potkonjak, Miodrag

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

226

Lastpage

231

Abstract

Our goal is to identify the key architectural and design issues related to Sensor Networks (SNs), evaluate the proposed solutions, and to outline the most challenging research directions. The evaluation has three scopes ndividual components on SN nodes (processor, communication, storage, sensors, actuators, and power supply), node level and networked system level. The special emphasis is placed on architecture and system software, and on new challenges related to the usage of new types of components in networked systems. The evaluation is guided by anticipated technology trends and both current and future applications. The main conclusion of the analysis is that the architectural and synthesis emphasis will be shifted from computation and to some extent communication components to sensors and actuators.

Keywords

computer architecture; computer networks; embedded systems; sensors; Sensor Networks; networked system level; node level; system software; wireless sensor networks; Actuators; Application software; Computer architecture; Costs; Military computing; Network synthesis; Power generation economics; Power supplies; Sensor systems; Tin;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 2002. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1063-6404

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1700-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCD.2002.1106775

Filename

1106775