Title :
Effect of path loss on the distributed beamforming for Wireless Sensor Networks
Author :
Sriploy, Pongnarin ; Uthansakul, Peerapong ; Uthansakul, Monthippa
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Telecommun. Eng., Suranaree Univ. of Technol., NakhonRatchasima, Thailand
Abstract :
From literatures, path loss effect has not been taken into account when analyzing beamforming performance of distributed or cooperative beamforming networks such as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Therefore, this paper investigates into the mentioned effect on beamforming performance of WSNs through computer simulation. The obtained results indicate that the path loss occurring between the networks and destination extremely degrades beam pattern and beamforming gain.
Keywords :
array signal processing; wireless sensor networks; WSN; beam pattern; beamforming gain; computer simulation; cooperative beamforming network; distributed beamforming; distributed beamforming network; path loss effect; wireless sensor networks; Ad hoc networks; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Arrays; Collaboration; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Beam pattern; Distributed beamforming; Free-Space Path loss; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2013 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krabi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0546-1
DOI :
10.1109/ECTICon.2013.6559468
