TY - GEN
T1 - Assembling sensor networks
AU - Nickerson, Jeffrey V.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Sometimes sensors need to be assembled in response to an emergency. Such assemblage might take a variety of forms. At one extreme, sensors might converge on a single point. At the opposite extreme, sensors might fill in the position of a lattice. This paper looks at solutions in between these two extremes, in which sensors converge on several different locations. Through analysis and simulations, we evaluate the effectiveness of alternative strategies. We find there is a tradeoff: multiple rally point heuristics converge faster, at the expense of a more fragmented network We discuss ways of bridging clustered networks. This work has pragmatic implications for emergency responders: in situations of high density, single rally point solutions are superior, and in situations of low density time-to-converge trades off with network integration.
AB - Sometimes sensors need to be assembled in response to an emergency. Such assemblage might take a variety of forms. At one extreme, sensors might converge on a single point. At the opposite extreme, sensors might fill in the position of a lattice. This paper looks at solutions in between these two extremes, in which sensors converge on several different locations. Through analysis and simulations, we evaluate the effectiveness of alternative strategies. We find there is a tradeoff: multiple rally point heuristics converge faster, at the expense of a more fragmented network We discuss ways of bridging clustered networks. This work has pragmatic implications for emergency responders: in situations of high density, single rally point solutions are superior, and in situations of low density time-to-converge trades off with network integration.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2007.89
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2007.89
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:39749173920
SN - 0769527558
SN - 9780769527550
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
T2 - 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
Y2 - 3 January 2007 through 6 January 2007
ER -