Physically-based models of low-power wireless links using signal power simulation

Computer Networks

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 658-673

  Rusak, Tal ^a,b   Levis, Philip ^b  

^a School of Operations Research and Information Engineering   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burstiness; Low power wireless networks; Sensor networks; Signal strength; Wireless link simulation

Indexed keywords

BURSTINESS; LOW POWER; LOW-POWER WIRELESS NETWORKS; SIGNAL STRENGTHS; WIRELESS LINK;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET NETWORKS; PATTERN MATCHING; PHASE MODULATION; SENSOR NETWORKS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77349100642     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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