On the Practical Issues in Hop Count Localization of Sensors in a Multihop Network

Author

Tan, Eddie B S ; Lim, J.G. ; Seah, Winston K G ; Rao, S.V.

Author_Institution

Div. of Commun. & Devices, Inst. for Infocomm Res.

Volume

1

fYear

2006

fDate

7-10 May 2006

Firstpage

358

Lastpage

362

Abstract

Simple algorithms have been developed in the area of node localization in a wireless sensor network. For these simple algorithms to work, several assumptions were made. However, the accuracy of such assumptions affects the effectiveness and performance of such algorithms. For example, the irregular propagation pattern of transmission range is often neglected in both simulation and analysis. This paper investigates the accuracy of these assumptions and proposes some modifications to improve the hop count localization algorithm in an actual physical implementation

Keywords

radiowave propagation; wireless sensor networks; hop count localization algorithm; hop count sensor localization; irregular propagation pattern; multihop network; node localization; wireless sensor network; Analytical models; Distributed algorithms; Hardware; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Pattern analysis; Routing protocols; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spread spectrum communication; Wireless sensor networks; hopcount localization; multihop; practical issues;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2006. VTC 2006-Spring. IEEE 63rd

Conference_Location

Melbourne, Vic.

ISSN

1550-2252

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9391-0

Electronic_ISBN

1550-2252

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECS.2006.1682836

Filename

1682836