Augmenting packet delivery rate in outdoor wireless sensor networks through frequency optimization

The deployment of a wireless sensor network for real-time monitoring applications encounters numerous challenges. In a typical outdoor scenario the propagation of the radio signal can be affected by several factors like the rainfall, foliage, path loss effect and fading effect. These factors can confront dynamic changes in link quality which will affect the packet delivery rates and can result in the failure of the system. This paper presents an optimized frequency selection for any wireless sensor networks which can enhance the packet delivery ratio at any worst environmental scenarios through a simulated framework in QualNet 5.0.2.