A new system for controlled testing of sensor network applications: Architecture, prototype and experimental evaluation

Ad Hoc Networks

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1101-1114

  Elancheziyan, Anbu ^a   De Oliveira, Jaudelice C ^a   Weber, Steven ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Application testing; Architecture; Control system; Sensor networks; Stimuli system; Test; Testing

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION UNDER TESTS; CONTROL NODES; CONTROL PACKETS; EVALUATION RESULTS; EXERCISE CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; HARDWARE PLATFORM; NETWORK SETTINGS; OPTIMIZATION FORMULATIONS; PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATIONS; SENSOR NETWORK APPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE-BASED; STIMULI SYSTEM; TEST; TINYOS OPERATING SYSTEM; WIRELESS SENSOR;

ARCHITECTURE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; HARDWARE; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SENSOR NETWORKS; TESTING;

SENSOR NODES;

EID: 84859753761     PISSN: 15708705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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