Performance evaluation of IEEE 802.15.4 wireless multi-hop networks: simulation and testbed approach

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-66

  Woon, Wilson T H ^a   Wan, Tat Chee ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ad hoc networks; IEEE 802.15.4; LR WPAN; wireless sensor networks; WSNs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952099555     PISSN: 17438225     EISSN: 17438233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2008.016195     Document Type: Article

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