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Real-Time Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks

Real-Time Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks

Isabelle Augé-Blum, Fei Yang, Thomas Watteyne
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781605662503|ISBN10: 160566250X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616923471|EISBN13: 9781605662510
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-250-3.ch008
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Augé-Blum, Isabelle, et al. "Real-Time Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks." Next Generation Mobile Networks and Ubiquitous Computing, edited by Samuel Pierre, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 69-78. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-250-3.ch008

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Augé-Blum, I., Yang, F., & Watteyne, T. (2011). Real-Time Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks. In S. Pierre (Ed.), Next Generation Mobile Networks and Ubiquitous Computing (pp. 69-78). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-250-3.ch008

Chicago

Augé-Blum, Isabelle, Fei Yang, and Thomas Watteyne. "Real-Time Communications in Wireless Sensor Networks." In Next Generation Mobile Networks and Ubiquitous Computing, edited by Samuel Pierre, 69-78. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-250-3.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter presents the state-of-the-art of real-time communication in the challenging topic of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). In real-time communication, the duration between the event which initiates the sending of a message, and the instant this message is received must be smaller than a known delay. Because topologies are extremely dynamic and not known priori, this type of constraint is very hard to meet in WSNs. In this chapter, the different communication protocols proposed in the literatures, together with their respective advantages and drawbacks, are discussed. We focus on MAC and routing because they are key layers in real-time communication. As most existing protocols are not suitable under realistic constraints where sensor nodes and wireless links are unreliable, we give, at the end of this chapter, some insights about future trends in designing real-time protocols. We hope to give the reader an overview of recent research works in this complex topic which we consider to be essential in critical applications.

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