Synchronization uncertainty contributions in wireless sensor networks

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1986-1991

  Ageev, A ^a   Macii, D ^a   Petri, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Measurement uncertainty; Time measurement; Time synchronization; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; HYBRID SENSORS; INSTRUMENTS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; SYNCHRONIZATION; TIME MEASUREMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; TIME SYNCHRONIZATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 51349094791     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547374     Document Type: Conference Paper

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