A mobile asset tracking system architecture under mobile-stationary co-existing WSNs

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 17446-17462

  Kim, Tae Hyon ^a   Jo, Hyeong Gon ^a   Lee, Jae Shin ^b   Kang, Soon Ju ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b IT Convergence Industry Build   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mobile asset tracking; Pervasive computing; Sensor network architecture

Indexed keywords

ASSET TRACKING; ASSET TRACKING SYSTEMS; LOCATION AWARENESS; MICROWAVE ANECHOIC CHAMBER; MOBILITY PERFORMANCE; PROPOSED ARCHITECTURES; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; LEGACY SYSTEMS; MIDDLEWARE; SENSOR NETWORKS; SYSTEM STABILITY; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84871675038     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121217446     Document Type: Article

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