Integrating wireless sensor networks with the grid

Author

Gaynor, Mark ; Moulton, Steven L. ; Welsh, Matt ; LaCombe, Ed ; Rowan, Austin ; Wynne, John

Author_Institution

Boston Univ., MA, USA

Volume

8

Issue

4

fYear

2004

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

39

Abstract

Integrating wireless sensor networks with the traditional wired grid poses several challenges. The technical challenges center on the development of sensors and sensor network infrastructure, including the need to comply with emerging APIs for grid and Web services. Process-driven challenges, which center on the development and adoption of new business models and applications, are driving this technology. We describe two widely different sensor network applications - emergency medical services and supply chain management - and describe how they fit into a new data-collection network based on the Hourglass publish-subscribe paradigm.

Keywords

Internet; application program interfaces; emergency services; grid computing; health care; supply chain management; wireless sensor networks; API; Web service; business model; data-collection network; emergency medical service; publish-subscribe paradigm; supply chain management; wired grid; wireless sensor network integration; Computerized monitoring; Condition monitoring; Filters; Intelligent sensors; Internet; Medical services; Patient monitoring; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Wearable sensors; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Internet Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1089-7801

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIC.2004.18

Filename

1315561