The sink node placement and performance implication in mobile sensor networks

Mobile Networks and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-240

  Hu, Yueming ^a   Xue, Yueju ^a   Li, Qing ^a   Liu, Fangming ^b   Keung, Gabriel Y ^b   Li, Bo ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Information coverage; Mobile sensor network; Sink node placement

Indexed keywords

SENSOR NODES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WIRELESS NETWORKS;

APPLICATION SCENARIOS; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; INFORMATION COLLECTIONS; INFORMATION COVERAGE; MOBILE SENSOR NETWORK; MOBILE SENSORS; SENSING INFORMATIONS; SENSOR MOBILITIES; SINK NODE PLACEMENT; TRANSMISSION RANGES;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 62249165059     PISSN: 1383469X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11036-009-0158-5     Document Type: Article

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