A bio-inspired time synchronization algorithm for wireless sensor networks

ICCET 2010 - 2010 International Conference on Computer Engineering and Technology, Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Li, Liu ^a   Yang, Xiao ^a   Jingyuan, Zhang ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspired computing; Sensor networks; Time synchronization

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; BIO-INSPIRED COMPUTING; DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; MESSAGE EXCHANGE; NEW STRATEGY; NOVEL ALGORITHM; OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY; TIME SYNCHRONIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; ECOLOGY; SENSOR NETWORKS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77958044587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCET.2010.5485576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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