Title: A cost effective solution for the deployment of wireless sensor networks

Authors: M. D'Arienzo; S.P. Romano

Addresses: Dipartimento di Studi Politici Jean Monnet, Università della Campania 'L. Vanvitelli', Italy ' Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione (DIETI), Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Abstract: The paper presents a framework for the design and implementation of dynamic sensor networks. The focus is on minimising the costs associated with deploying such networks, while at the same time making available a fully fledged set of functions. This is achieved by leveraging a modular design based on an easily programmable, cost-effective micro-controller that can be interfaced with a set of heterogeneous sensors and wireless technologies. A real-world implementation of the proposed architecture is described. Our preliminary in-field performance measurements show that such a system can manage, with a high degree of precision and in real-time, a sustained rate of data gathered from mobile units.

Keywords: wireless sensor network; WSN; ZigBee; peripheral interface controller; PIC; performance measurements.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMNDI.2019.105313

International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, 2019 Vol.9 No.2, pp.97 - 105

Received: 17 Jun 2019
Accepted: 24 Jun 2019
Published online: 24 Feb 2020 *

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