Title: Designing a flexible and low-cost testbed for Wireless Sensor Networks

Authors: Cheng Guo; R. Venkatesha Prasad; Jiang Jie He; Martin Jacobsson; Ignas G.M.M. Niemegeers

Addresses: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. ' Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. ' Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. ' Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. ' Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands

Abstract: Setting up a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for an experiment is both time consuming and effort intensive. Many testbeds connect and manage experimental nodes using wires and gateways. It leads to extra cost, extensive setup and maintenance effort and dedicated deployment place. We propose a framework for implementing a flexible and low-cost wireless for sensor network testbed (FIST). FIST consists of only experimental nodes. Both testbed and experiment management are carried out by the nodes wirelessly without extra devices. Thus, the testbed can be easily and quickly deployed anywhere. We present our framework and also a case study using FIST.

Keywords: sensor network testbeds; WSNs; wireless sensor networks; experiment; flexibility; low cost; wireless networks.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2012.045554

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 2012 Vol.9 No.2, pp.111 - 121

Received: 17 Nov 2009
Accepted: 03 May 2010
Published online: 23 Feb 2012 *

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