Title :
Communication and computation tradeoffs for a network of intelligent sensors
Author :
Cheng, Yuan-chieh ; Robertazzi, Thomas G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Abstract :
A linear network of intelligent sensors is examined. The objective is to solve a computational problem in a minimal amount of time. The sensors in the networks can be equipped either with front-end processors for communication off-loading or without front-end processors. The cases of equal division of processing load and optimal division of processing load are discussed for both the network with front-end processors and the network without front-end processors. An example of the inclusion of the solution time, the time taken for sensors to report the solution back to originator, is also presented.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; computerised instrumentation; computerised signal processing; data communication systems; detectors; communication off-loading; computation tradeoffs; distributed intelligent sensor networks; front-end processors; intelligent sensors; linear network; processing load; sensor fusion systems; solution time; Channel capacity; Computer networks; Design methodology; Distributed computing; Intelligent networks; Intelligent sensors; Monitoring; Parallel processing; Proposals; Surveillance;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Networking Symposium, 1988., Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0835-8
DOI :
10.1109/CNS.1988.4992
