An ultra low-power processor for sensor networks

Operating Systems Review (ACM)

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Ekanayake, Virantha ^a   Kelly IV, Clinton ^a   Manohar, Rajit ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Event driven; Low energy; Picojoule computing; Sensor network processor; Sensor networks; Wireless

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (COMPUTER); OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ASYNCHRONOUS; LOW-ENERGY; PICOJOULE COMPUTING; SENSOR NETWORK PROCESSORS; SENSOR NETWORKS;

SENSOR DATA FUSION;

EID: 33845396698     PISSN: 01635980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1037949.1024397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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