Performance analysis of a delay tolerant application for herd localization

Computer Networks

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1770-1783

  Dopico, Nelson I ^a   Gutiérrez, Álvaro ^a   Zazo, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delay tolerant networks; Localization; Ubiquitous systems; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVENESS; DELAY TOLERANT NETWORKS; DELAY-TOLERANT APPLICATIONS; DUTY CYCLES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS; EQUIPMENT COSTS; LOCALIZATION; LOCALIZATION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POWER SUPPLY; SATELLITE TRANSMITTERS; SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY; SYSTEM OPERATION; TARGET LOCALIZATION; TARGET VALUES; UBIQUITOUS SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; TRANSMITTERS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 79955786297     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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