Title :
Hop Distance Analysis in Partially Connected Wireless Sensor Networks
Author :
Wang, Yun ; Kelly, Brendan M. ; Zhou, Aimin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Syst., Bradley Univ., Peoria, IL, USA
Abstract :
Network connectivity, as a fundamental issue in a wireless sensor network(WSN), has been receiving considerable attention during the past decade. Most works focused on how to maintain full connectivity while conserving network resources. However, full connectivity is actually a sufficient but not necessary condition for many WSNs to communicate and function successfully. In addition, full connectivity requires high-demand in network cost as more sensors will be needed. Further, it is subject to high energy consumption and communication interference as higher communication power might be needed to connect the most isolated sensors. In view of this, this work investigates the hop distance in a randomly deployed WSN with partial network connectivity through modeling, analysis, and simulation perspectives. The results help in selecting critical network parameters for practical WSN designs of diverse WSN applications.
Keywords :
radiofrequency interference; sensor placement; wireless sensor networks; WSN designs; communication interference; hop distance analysis; network cost; network resources; partial network connectivity; partially connected wireless sensor networks; Analytical models; Base stations; Computational modeling; Delay; Euclidean distance; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Connectivity; Distribution; Transmission Range; Wireless Sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis & Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS), 2012 IEEE 20th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2453-3
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOTS.2012.28