Optimal patterns for four-connectivity and full coverage in wireless sensor networks

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 435-448

  Bai, Xiaole ^a   Yun, Ziqiu ^b   Xuan, Dong ^a   Lai, Ten H ^a   Jia, Weijia ^c  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Four connectivity; Full coverage; Optimal deployment pattern; Topology; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTICALLY OPTIMAL; COMMUNICATION RANGE; FOUR-CONNECTIVITY; FULL COVERAGE; OPTIMAL DEPLOYMENT; SENSING RANGES; SQUARE GRID; SQUARE PATTERNS; TRIANGLE LATTICE;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; TOPOLOGY; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 75449113896     PISSN: 15361233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMC.2009.143     Document Type: Article

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