Quantifying connectivity in wireless sensor networks with grid-based deployments

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 368-377

  Al Turjman, Fadi M ^a   Hassanein, Hossam S ^a   Ibnkahla, Mohamad ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D grid based deployment; Connectivity; Random errors; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

3-D SPACE; CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS; CONNECTIVITY; CONNECTIVITY PROBLEMS; DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS; EDGE LENGTH; ERROR DISTRIBUTIONS; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; GENERIC APPROACH; GRID LOCATION; GRID-BASED; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POSITIONING ERROR; SENSOR PLACEMENT; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNELS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM ERRORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84870705280     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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