Characteristics of channels of IEEE 802.15.4 compliant sensor networks

Wireless Personal Communications

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-556

  Tran, Thanh Dien ^a   Silva, Ricardo ^a   Nunes, David ^a   Silva, Jorge Sa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Channel quality; IEEE 802.15.4; Signal strength; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL QUALITY; CRITICAL FACTORS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; IEEE 802.15.4; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; ISM BANDS; MONITORING AND CONTROLLING; NOISY ENVIRONMENT; OIL REFINERIES; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENTS; SIGNAL STRENGTHS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; NETWORK PERFORMANCE; SENSOR NODES; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

STANDARDS;

EID: 84869871331     PISSN: 09296212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11277-011-0395-3     Document Type: Article

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