Syncob: Collaborative time synchronization in wireless sensor networks

4th International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems, INSS

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 283-290

  Krohn, Albert ^a   Beigl, Michael ^b   Decker, Christian ^c   Riedel, Till ^c  

^a Particle Computer GmbH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collaborative protocols; Cooperative transmission; Distributed synchronization; Superimposed radio signal; Time synchronization

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

AD-HOC COMMUNICATIONS; ARBITRARY NUMBERS; DISTRIBUTED SENSORS; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOW OVERHEAD; MOBILE SETTINGS; PHYSICAL (PHY) LAYERS; PROTOCOL OVERHEAD; SENSING SYSTEMS; SENSOR NODE (SN); TIME SYNCHRONIZATION; VERY LOW COMPLEXITY; WIRELESS SENSORS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 47149084914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INSS.2007.4297432     Document Type: Conference Paper

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