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What is Multi-Sink Environments

Chapter 566
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
It is a networking problem in which two or more base nodes or sinks are deployed in an environment to collect data; multiple sinks allow the distribution of traffic with the aim of reducing congestions.
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Distributed Methods for Multi-Sink Wireless Sensor Networks Formation
Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla (CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico), Ernesto Lopez-Mellado (CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico), and Mario Siller (CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch566
Abstract
Recent application development in the wireless sensor networks (WSNs) area makes arise problems regarding data aggregation and effective methods to collect data. For addressing these problems, effective procedures are required. A multi-sink sensor network application has been characterized by many-to-many communication, where multiple sources report their data to multiple sinks. This article presents recent techniques for distributed multi-sink environments. The reviewed proposals are classified according to the purpose of the application, such as routing, monitoring of a specific target, data aggregation applications, and others. Finally, we present a discussion on the analysed works.
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