Title :
A protocol suite for wireless sensor and actor networks
Author :
Akyildiz, Ian F. ; Kasimoglu, Ismail H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Wireless sensor and actor networks (WSAN) refer to a group of sensors and actors, which gather information about the physical world and perform appropriate actions upon the environment, respectively. The requirements of communication protocols occurring due to the presence of actors and the protocol suite of WSAN are outlined.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; mobile radio; protocols; wireless sensor networks; WSAN; communication protocols; protocol suite; wireless sensor and actor networks; Actuators; Appropriate technology; Batteries; Computer networks; Fires; Physics computing; Relays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Wireless application protocol; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8451-2
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2004.1389058
