Urban automation networks: Current and emerging solutions for sensed data collection and actuation in smart cities

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 22874-22898

  Gomez, Carles ^a   Paradells, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellular networks; DTN; IEEE 802.11; IEEE 802.15.4; Internet of Things; Low power wireless networks; Sensor and actuator networks; SIGFOX; Smart cities; Urban automation networks

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DELAY TOLERANT NETWORKS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNET OF THINGS; STANDARDS; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

AUTOMATION NETWORKS; CELLULAR NETWORK; DTN; IEEE 802.11S; IEEE 802.15.4; LOW POWER WIRELESS NETWORKS; SENSOR AND ACTUATORS; SIGFOX; SMART CITIES;

LOW POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84941335441     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150922874     Document Type: Article

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