Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 2002. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1700-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.2002.1106775
