Title :
A Global Synchronization Scheme for Clustered Wireless Ad-hoc/Sensor Networks
Author :
Gao, Chao ; Jantti, Riku
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Vaasa Polytech.
Abstract :
In this paper a global synchronization scheme is proposed for large-scale two-layer clustered wireless ad hoc/sensor networks. The scheme shows a very high efficiency to synchronize the cluster heads throughout the whole network because collision of synchronization packets is avoided
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; synchronisation; wireless sensor networks; clustered wireless ad-hoc-sensor networks; collision avoidance; global synchronization scheme; Broadcasting; Clocks; Clustering algorithms; Energy efficiency; Large-scale systems; Performance analysis; Scalability; Synchronization; Telecommunication network topology; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
ITS Telecommunications Proceedings, 2006 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9587-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9587-5
DOI :
10.1109/ITST.2006.288981
