Performance analysis of plant monitoring nanosensor networks at THz frequencies

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 59-69

  Afsharinejad, Armita ^a   Davy, Alan ^a   Jennings, Brendan ^a   Brennan, Conor ^b  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

High resolution plant monitoring; Path loss model; THz communications; Wireless nanosensor networks (WNSNs)

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY BANDS; NANOSENSORS; NETWORK COMPONENTS; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

HIGH SENSITIVITY; NANOSENSOR DEVICES; NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS; PATH LOSS MODELS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PLANT MONITORING; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; THZ COMMUNICATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84959431763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23274662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2015.2463685     Document Type: Article

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