Title :
The collection channel in a Wireless Sensor Network
Author :
Larish, Bryan ; Riley, George
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
Aug. 30 2010-Sept. 3 2010
Abstract :
We define the collection channel in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and show how this collection channel can be used in the proofs of new types of coding theorems for WSNs. These coding theorems differ from traditional coding theorems in that they are used to describe aspects of the WSN other than source and channel codes. We also determine the capacity of the collection channel. This capacity is complementary to the transport capacity of a communication system and represents the WNS´s ability to obtain information about a phenomenon that it is sensing.
Keywords :
channel coding; source coding; wireless sensor networks; channel code; coding theorem; collection channel; communication system; source code; wireless sensor network; Encoding; Random processes; Random variables; Sensors; Shape; Silicon; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory Workshop (ITW), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dublin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8262-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8263-4
DOI :
10.1109/CIG.2010.5592725
