Title :
Lifetime modeling of a sensor network
Author :
Rai, Vivek ; Mahapatra, Rabi N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
We provide a mathematical analysis for the lifetime of a sensor network, when data-generation at individual sensor nodes is a random process. We show that the mathematical results for expected lifetime and its probability distribution closely validate the simulations results, both in linear and planar networks.
Keywords :
random processes; statistical distributions; wireless sensor networks; data generation; lifetime modeling; linear networks; planar networks; probability distribution; random process; sensor network; Battery charge measurement; Computer science; Computerized monitoring; Data communication; Electricity supply industry; Fault detection; Humans; Intrusion detection; Routing; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation and Test in Europe, 2005. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2288-2
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.2005.196
