Communication architecture to support distributed sensors

Author

Gossink, Don E. ; Scholz, Jason B. ; Gill, M.C.

Author_Institution

Commun. Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Salisbury, SA, Australia

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1-4 Nov. 1998

Firstpage

588

Abstract

This paper explores a queuing approach to quantifying the delay performance bounds of a distributed sensor network in response to the number of targets or events to be observed and communicated through the network. Employing a simple sensor fusion and a priority queuing model of the delay effects of processing and communication, we analyse node delay performance. We extend the node model through analysis of information flows with neighbour nodes to examine characteristics of the network. We discuss means of extending network performance through the use of alternate queuing disciplines.

Keywords

delays; military communication; queueing theory; sensor fusion; telecommunication networks; communication architecture; delay performance; distributed sensor network; distributed sensors; information flows; neighbour nodes; node delay performance; queuing approach; sensor fusion; Context; Costs; Delay effects; Information analysis; Performance analysis; Queueing analysis; Sensor fusion; Sensor systems; Target tracking; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems & Computers, 1998. Conference Record of the Thirty-Second Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA, USA

ISSN

1058-6393

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5148-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.1998.750931

Filename

750931