Wireless ad hoc sensor networks has recently become a very active research subject. Achieving efficient, fault-tolerant realizations of very large, highly dynamic, complex, unconventional networks is a real challenge for abstract modelling, algorithmic design and analysis, but a solid foundational and theoretical background seems to be lacking. This book presents high-quality contributions by leading experts worldwide on the key algorithmic and complexity-theoretic aspects of wireless sensor networks. The intended audience includes researchers and graduate students working on sensor networks, and the broader areas of wireless networking and distributed computing, as well as practitioners in the relevant application areas. The book can also serve as a text for advanced courses and seminars.
Author(s): Sotiris Nikoletseas, José D.P. Rolim (eds.)
Series: Monographs in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 932
Tags: Theory of Computation; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Communications Engineering, Networks
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Composition and Scaling Challenges in Sensor Networks: An Interaction-Centric View....Pages 3-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Scheduling and Power Assignments in the Physical Model....Pages 31-57
Maintaining Connectivity in Sensor Networks Using Directional Antennae....Pages 59-84
Optimal Placement of Ad Hoc Devices Under a VCG-Style Routing Protocol....Pages 85-107
Population Protocols and Related Models....Pages 109-159
Theoretical Aspects of Graph Models for MANETs....Pages 161-190
Networked Distributed Source Coding....Pages 191-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
The Spatial Smoothing Method of Clock Synchronization in Wireless Networks....Pages 227-256
Algorithmic Aspects of Sensor Localization....Pages 257-291
Spatio-temporal Context in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 293-318
Coordination Problems in Ad Hoc Radio Networks....Pages 319-350
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Probabilistic Data Propagation in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 353-380
Oblivious Routing for Sensor Network Topologies....Pages 381-406
Scheduling Algorithms for Tree-Based Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 407-445
Position-Based Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks....Pages 447-477
Front Matter....Pages 479-479
Energy-Balanced Data Propagation inWireless Sensor Networks....Pages 481-513
Dense, Concentric, and Non-uniform Multi-hop Sensor Networks....Pages 515-551
Prolong the Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks Through Mobility: A General Optimization Framework....Pages 553-588
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Information Spreading in Dynamic Networks: An Analytical Approach....Pages 591-619
Self-Stabilizing and Self-Organizing Virtual Infrastructures for Mobile Networks....Pages 621-653
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Computing by Mobile Robotic Sensors....Pages 655-693
Front Matter....Pages 695-695
Security and Trust in Sensor Networks....Pages 697-739
Key Management in Sensor Networks....Pages 741-785
Key Predistribution in Wireless Sensor Networks When Sensors Are Within Communication Range....Pages 787-832
Front Matter....Pages 833-833
Realistic Applications for Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 835-863
High-Level Application Development for Sensor Networks: Data-Driven Approach....Pages 865-891
Toward Integrated Real-World Sensing Environment — Applications and Challenges....Pages 893-914
