On the interaction between data aggregation and topology control in wireless sensor networks

• Published in: 2004 First Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, 2004. IEEE SECON 2004 pp. 557 - 565
• Main Authors: Erramilli, V., Malta, I., Bestavros, A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2004
• Subjects: Analytical models; Delay; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Measurement; Network topology; Routing; Sensor fusion; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Wireless sensor networks

Wireless sensor networks are characterized by limited energy resources. To conserve energy, application-specific aggregation (fusion) of data reports from multiple sensors can be beneficial in reducing the amount of data flowing over the network. Furthermore, controlling the topology by scheduling t...