Decentralized boundary detection without location information in wireless sensor networks

Wei Cheng Chu, Kuo Feng Ssu

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Abstract

In wireless sensor networks (WSNs) deployed in an outdoor environment, obstacles may occur as a result of a non-uniform distribution of the sensor nodes or the presence of barriers. These obstacles result in a degradation of the network performance, so obstacle identification is a major concern in most WSN applications. This paper develops a Decentralized Boundary Detection (DBD) algorithm for identifying sensor nodes near a hole or obstacle in the WSN. The algorithm does not require any knowledge of the node locations or distances between two nodes. The detection capability is provided even in networks where the sensor nodes have a non-unit disk communication range.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2012
Pages1720-1724
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2012 - Paris, France
Duration: 2012 Apr 12012 Apr 4

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
ISSN (Print)1525-3511

Other

Other2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2012
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period12-04-0112-04-04

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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