Lightweight precision-adaptive time synchronization in wireless sensor networks

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E93-B, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2299-2308

  Li, Li ^a   Liu, Yongpan ^a   Yang, Huazhong ^a   Wang, Hui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Precision adaptability; Sensor networks; Time synchronization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ERRORS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

EXPONENTIAL CONVERGENCE; INSTANTANEOUS SYNCHRONIZATION; PRECISION ADAPTABILITY; PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; SYNCHRONIZATION PRECISION; TIME SYNCHRONIZATION; TIME SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHMS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77956201742     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: 17451345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1587/transcom.E93.B.2299     Document Type: Conference Paper

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