Table Of ContentHandbook of Research
on Developments and
Trends in Wireless
Sensor Networks:
From Principle to Practice
Hai Jin
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Wenbin Jiang
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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Handbook of research on developments and trends in wireless sensor networks : from principle to practice / Hai Jin and
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Wireless sensor networks--Research. I. Jin, Hai. II. Jiang, Wenbin.
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Editorial Advisory Board
Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
Yong Guan, Iowa State University, USA
Xiangyang Li, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Lionel M. Ni, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
Jorge Sá Silva, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Liming Sun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xianhe Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Guangtao Xue, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
List of Reviewers
Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
Lei Chen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Xiaohui Gu, North Carolina State University, USA
Yong Guan, Iowa State University, USA
Feng Hong, Ocean University of China, China
Feifei Li, Florida State University, USA
Xiangyang Li, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Jiangchuan Liu, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Yunhao Liu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
Viktor K. Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA
Jorge Sá Silva, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
liming Sun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xianhe Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Xiaodong Wang, National University of Defense Technology, China
Bin Xu, Tsinghua University, China
Guangtao Xue, Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., China
Lan Yao, Northeastern University, China
List of Contributors
Alsaify, Baha’ / University of Arkansas, USA ....................................................................................108
Ammari, Habib M. / Hofstra University, USA ..................................................................................209
Ansari, Junaid / RWTH Aachen University, Germany ......................................................................128
Buyya, Rajkumar / University of Melbourne, Australia ...................................................................447
Chang, Ruay-Shiung / National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan ........................................................20
Chen, Jianmin / Florida Atlantic University, USA ............................................................................262
d’Auriol, Brian J. / Kyung Hee University, Korea ....................................................................290, 353
de Freitas, Edison Pignaton / Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ............................235
Deng, Peng / University of Melbourne, Australia ..............................................................................447
Fang, Weiwei / Beihang University, China ........................................................................................159
Gómez, Jaime / University of Valladolid, Spain ................................................................................422
González G., Ricardo H. / Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela .......................................................56
He, Yuan / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China ................................................38
Heimfarth, Tales / Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ................................................235
Hernández-Serrano, Juan / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain ......................................310
Herrero, Daniel / HC Technologies, Pza Santa María, Spain ...........................................................422
Herrero, Javier / HC Technologies, Pza Santa María, Spain ...........................................................422
Hua, Qiang-Sheng / The University of Hong Kong, China ...............................................................184
Jiang, Wenbin / Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China............................................1
Jin, Hai / Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China .......................................................1
Kobialka, Tomasz / University of Melbourne, Australia ...................................................................447
Kulik, Lars / University of Melbourne, Australia .............................................................................447
Larsson, Tony / Halmstad University, Sweden ..................................................................................235
Lau, Francis C.M. / The University of Hong Kong, China ...............................................................184
Lee, Heejo / Korea University, Korea ................................................................................................290
Lee, Sungyoung / Kyung Hee University, Korea .......................................................................290, 353
Lee, Young-Koo / Kyung Hee University, Korea ...............................................................................353
Liu, Chao / Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China ...................................................1
Liu, Jiangchuan / Simon Fraser University, Canada ........................................................................404
Liu, Yunhao / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China ...........................................38
Liu, Yunlu / Beihang University, China .............................................................................................159
Loureiro, Antonio A.F. / Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil ................................................56
Mähönen, Petri / RWTH Aachen University, Germany .....................................................................128
Mihajlović, Bojan / McGill University, Canada .................................................................................79
Mini, Raquel A.F. / Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil ......................................56
Palaniswami, Marimuthu / University of Melbourne, Australia......................................................447
Pegueroles, Josep / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain .....................................................310
Radecka, Katarzyna / McGill University, Canada .............................................................................79
Shaikh, Riaz Ahmed / Kyung Hee University, Korea .......................................................................290
Shen, Haiying / University of Arkansas, USA ....................................................................................108
Soriano, Miguel / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain .......................................................310
Spanogiannopoulos, George / York University, Canada ..................................................................371
Stevanovic, Dusan / York University, Canada ...................................................................................371
Vazquez, Roberto / University of Valladolid, Spain ..........................................................................422
Vera-del-Campo, Juan / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain ............................................310
Vlajic, Natalija / York University, Canada ........................................................................................371
Wagner, Flávio Rech / Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil .........................................235
Wang, Feng / Simon Fraser University, Canada ...............................................................................404
Wang, Shuo-Hung / National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan ............................................................20
Wu, Jie / Florida Atlantic University, USA ........................................................................................262
Xiao-dong, Wang / National University of Defense Technology, China ...........................................334
Xiong, Zhang / Beihang University, China........................................................................................159
Yan-qiang, Sun / National University of Defense Technology, China ...............................................334
Yu, Chen / Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China ....................................................1
Zhang, Xi / RWTH Aachen University, Germany ..............................................................................128
Žilić, Željko / McGill University, Canada ...........................................................................................79
Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................................xix
Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................................xxi
Section 1
Introduction and General Issues
Chapter 1
Introduction and Overview of Wireless Sensor Networks ......................................................................1
Wenbin Jiang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Chen Yu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Chao Liu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Chapter 2
Deployment Strategies for Wireless Sensor Networks .........................................................................20
Ruay-Shiung Chang, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Shuo-Hung Wang, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Chapter 3
Collaborative Sensor Networks: Taxonomy and Design Space ............................................................38
Yuan He, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Yunhao Liu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Chapter 4
QoS: Requirements, Design Features, and Challenges on Wireless Sensor Networks ........................56
Ricardo H. González G., Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Antonio A.F. Loureiro, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Raquel A.F. Mini, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Chapter 5
Infrastructure for Testing Nodes of a Wireless Sensor Network ..........................................................79
Bojan Mihajlović, McGill University, Canada
Željko Žilić, McGill University, Canada
Katarzyna Radecka, McGill University, Canada
Chapter 6
Power Conservation Techniques in Wireless Sensor Networks ..........................................................108
Baha’ Alsaify, University of Arkansas, USA
Haiying Shen, University of Arkansas, USA
Section 2
Protocols and Middlewares
Chapter 7
Practical Experiences and Design Considerations on Medium Access Control Protocols
for Wireless Sensor Networks .............................................................................................................128
Junaid Ansari, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Xi Zhang, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Petri Mähönen, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Chapter 8
Transmission Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks .........................................................159
Yunlu Liu, Beihang University, China
Weiwei Fang, Beihang University, China
Zhang Xiong, Beihang University, China
Chapter 9
Joint Link Scheduling and Topology Control for Wireless Sensor Networks
with SINR Constraints ........................................................................................................................184
Qiang-Sheng Hua, The University of Hong Kong, China
Francis C.M. Lau, The University of Hong Kong, China
Chapter 10
Connected k-Coverage Protocols for Densely Deployed Wireless Sensor Networks ........................209
Habib M. Ammari, Hofstra University, USA
Chapter 11
Middleware Support for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey ..........................................................235
Tales Heimfarth, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Edison Pignaton de Freitas, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Flávio Rech Wagner, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Tony Larsson, Halmstad University, Sweden
Section 3
Security and Privacy
Chapter 12
A Survey on Applied Cryptography in Secure Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
and Wireless Sensor Networks ............................................................................................................262
Jianmin Chen, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Jie Wu, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Chapter 13
Privacy and Trust Management Schemes of Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey ...........................290
Riaz Ahmed Shaikh, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Brian J. d’Auriol, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Heejo Lee, Korea University, Korea
Sungyoung Lee, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Chapter 14
Distributed Group Security for Wireless Sensor Networks ................................................................310
Juan Hernández-Serrano, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Juan Vera-del-Campo, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Josep Pegueroles, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Miguel Soriano, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Chapter 15
Jamming Attacks and Countermeasures in Wireless Sensor Networks ..............................................334
Yan-qiang Sun, National University of Defense Technology, China
Xiao-dong Wang, National University of Defense Technology, China
Section 4
Practices and Applications
Chapter 16
Visualizations of Wireless Sensor Network Data ...............................................................................353
Brian J. d’Auriol, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Sungyoung Lee, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Young-Koo Lee, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Chapter 17
Sink Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Theory to Practice ..............................................371
Natalija Vlajic, York University, Canada
Dusan Stevanovic, York University, Canada
George Spanogiannopoulos, York University, Canada
Chapter 18
Network-Wide Broadcast Service in Wireless Sensor Networks .......................................................404
Feng Wang, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Jiangchuan Liu, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Chapter 19
Description and Analysis of an Indoor Positioning System that Uses
Wireless ZigBee Technology ..............................................................................................................422
Roberto Vazquez, University of Valladolid, Spain
Javier Herrero, HC Technologies, Pza Santa María, Spain
Daniel Herrero, HC Technologies, Pza Santa María, Spain
Jaime Gómez, University of Valladolid, Spain
Chapter 20
Sensor Web: Integration of Sensor Networks with Web and Cyber Infrastructure ............................447
Tomasz Kobialka, University of Melbourne, Australia
Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia
Peng Deng, University of Melbourne, Australia
Lars Kulik, University of Melbourne, Australia
Marimuthu Palaniswami, University of Melbourne, Australia
Compilation of References ...............................................................................................................474
About the Contributors ....................................................................................................................516
Index ...................................................................................................................................................528