Summary
IEICE Information and Communication Technology Forum
2017
Session Number:SESSION08
Session:
Number:SESSION08_3
The Reality of Topology Control in Today's Wireless Sensor Networks: Academic Research Versus Actual Urban Implementations
Bartosz Musznicki,
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Publication Date:2017/10/1
Online ISSN:2188-5079
DOI:10.34385/proc.50.SESSION08_3
Summary:
The aim of this work is to introduce and discuss observations made by practicing network architect and academic researcher in relation to topology control applied in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) operating in urban environment. Therefore, theoretical assumptions and objectives are compared with the actual design practices for sensor-based systems operating as a part of growing Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Different examples of existing systems allow to conclude that actual urban implementations oftentimes drift away from academic research towards more simplified or generalized solutions. Moreover, sufficient processing and power resources, use of well-established network protocols, as well as, single hop wireless communication are today’s important enablers of market success of sensor-based systems.