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Virtual sensor networks : an embedded agent approach
Date Issued
2008-12
Date Available
2009-06-17T15:49:21Z
Abstract
Many documented instances of existing research on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) use deployments that either fall short of, or barely meet, the resource requirements of the application. In this paper, it is envisaged that future WSN deployments
will far exceed the resource requirements of any one single application. In a similar fashion to the use of virtual machines
on a mainframe, sub-networks of adequate resources will be carved out of the entire deployment to fulfil the requirements
of multiple applications. These will be hosted simultaneously on the network, and in many cases, certain WSN nodes will form a
component in a number of these Virtual Sensor Networks (VSN). Such VSNs will also be dynamic in nature, adapting resources
as nodes go offline. An additional requirement of such networks will be to engage in opportunistic power management, such as node hibernation, while the networks are adapting. In this paper,
a solution for both of these issues is proposed, underpinned by a Multi-Agent System (MAS) resident on individual nodes. This solution facilitates both the practical operation of adaptive VSNs,
while ensuring aggregate energy consumption can be minimised.
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
IEEE Press
Copyright (Published Version)
2008, IEEE
Subject – LCSH
Wireless sensor networks
Telecommunication systems
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Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Part of
2008 International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA-08)
Conference Details
International Workshop on Adaptation in Wireless Sensor Networks (AWSN-08), held in conjunction with the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA-08), December 10th-12th, 2008, Sydney
ISBN
978-0-7695-3471-8
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