Efficient flow-control algorithm cooperating with energy allocation scheme for solar-powered WSNs

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 379-392

  Noh, Dong Kun ^a   Abdelzaher, Tarek F ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

duty cycle; energy allocation; flow control; solar powered; throughput; wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

BATTERY POWER; DUTY CYCLES; ENERGY ALLOCATIONS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; EXPECTATION MODELS; LOCAL INFORMATION; NETWORK LIFETIME; SOLAR-POWERED; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSN); WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

ALGORITHMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW CONTROL; SOLAR ENERGY; THROUGHPUT;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84858057144     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: 15308677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.965     Document Type: Article

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