articleIEEE PotentialsApr 1, 2003Closed access

Sensor networks: an overview

Missouri University of Science and Technology · University of Missouri

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Abstract

Advances in hardware and wireless network technologies have created low-cost, low-power, multifunctional miniature sensor devices. These devices make up hundreds or thousands of ad hoc tiny sensor nodes spread across a geographical area. These sensor nodes collaborate among themselves to establish a sensing network. A sensor network can provide access to information anytime, anywhere by collecting, processing, analyzing and disseminating data. Thus, the network actively participates in creating a smart environment.

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Keywords
  • Wireless sensor network
  • Dissemination
  • Key distribution in wireless sensor networks
  • Computer network
  • Mobile wireless sensor network
  • Computer science
  • Sensor web
  • Visual sensor network
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