Multi-level feedback based time synchronization algorithm for wireless sensor networks

Tongxin Xuebao/Journal on Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Huangfu, Wei ^a,b   Zhou, Xin Yun ^a,b   Chen, Can Feng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOFTWARE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Time synchronization protocol; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DELAYS; BASIC IDEAS; CLOCK SKEWS; EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS; FEEDBACK SCHEMES; MULTI LEVELS; PATH DELAYS; RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS; SYNCHRONIZATION ERRORS; SYNCHRONIZATION PRECISION; TIME SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOL;

ALGORITHMS; ERROR CORRECTION; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 64249093698     PISSN: 1000436X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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