DocumentCode
2437504
Title
The collection channel in a Wireless Sensor Network
Author
Larish, Bryan ; Riley, George
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
Aug. 30 2010-Sept. 3 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
We define the collection channel in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and show how this collection channel can be used in the proofs of new types of coding theorems for WSNs. These coding theorems differ from traditional coding theorems in that they are used to describe aspects of the WSN other than source and channel codes. We also determine the capacity of the collection channel. This capacity is complementary to the transport capacity of a communication system and represents the WNS´s ability to obtain information about a phenomenon that it is sensing.
Keywords
channel coding; source coding; wireless sensor networks; channel code; coding theorem; collection channel; communication system; source code; wireless sensor network; Encoding; Random processes; Random variables; Sensors; Shape; Silicon; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Theory Workshop (ITW), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location
Dublin
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8262-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-8263-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CIG.2010.5592725
Filename
5592725
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