Wireless Sensor Networks: A Systems Perspective

John Heidemann and Wei Ye
USC/Information Sciences Institute

Abstract

This chapter surveys network-level approaches to conserve energy in sensor networks. We consider protocols for transmission power control, media access control, topology control, and energy-aware routing, surveying relevant literature and describing approaches that have been considered.

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This paper is available only as a chapter in the book \emphWireless Sensor Networks: A Systems Perspective, Nirupama Bulusu and Sanjay Jha editors. A similar but different version is available electronically. Copyright terms for this paper appear below.

Reference

Heidemann05a

John Heidemann and Wei Ye. Energy Conservation in Sensor Networks at the Link and Network Layers. In Wireless Sensor Networks: A Systems Perspective, Nirupama Bulusu and Sanjay Jha, editors, pp. 75-86. Artech House, Inc.. 2005. Chapter 6. <http://www.isi.edu/~johnh/PAPERS/Heidemann05a.html>.

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