Title :
Simulation of a wireless sensor network using OPNET
Author :
Marghescu, C. ; Pantazica, M. ; Brodeala, A. ; Svasta, P.
Author_Institution :
Center for Technol. Electron. & Interconnection Tech., CETTI, Univ. Politeh. of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
We aim to evaluate the performance of a ZigBee wireless sensor network using OPNET. The network is intended for a general application and should be able to collect data from many nodes, every node connected to several sensors. One possible application for such a network is in the medical area. At first the network will be used to display the evolution of blood pressure; the body temperature, the ambient temperature and pressure and the level of the transfusion liquid can be collected as well. The network coordinator will transmit the data to a local server for further processing. The simulation will be used to evaluate the general parameters of the wireless network and to optimise it.
Keywords :
Zigbee; digital simulation; telecommunication computing; wireless sensor networks; OPNET simulation; ZigBee wireless sensor network; ambient temperature; blood pressure; body temperature; network coordinator; transfusion liquid level; Analytical models; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Mobile communication; Sensors; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks; Zigbee; OPNET; ZigBee; medical wireless networks; sensor; wireless sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME), 2011 IEEE 17th International Symposium for
Conference_Location :
Timisoara
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1276-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1275-3
DOI :
10.1109/SIITME.2011.6102728
