Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and Applications

Citation

(2007), "Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and Applications", Sensor Review, Vol. 27 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2007.08727dae.001

Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and Applications

Kazem Sohraby, Daniel Minoli, Taieb ZnatiWiley, www.wiley.comMay 2007ISBN 978-0-471-74300-2£50.50/72.00

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Wireless sensor networks combine technologies from many different disciplines, such as: sensors, hardware, software, data communications, information signal processing, radio frequency transmission, etc. Such networks have the potential to revolutionise applications in domain areas such as: environmental monitoring, industrial automation, process control, logistics, RFID tagging, building infrastructure, security, healthcare, energy, vehicles, home automation, etc. In recent times a number of textbooks have been published on the subject of wireless sensor networks. However, many such books focus on specific aspects of the field. This new book, Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and Applications, introduces all the key concepts of wireless sensor network technologies in a single, 300-page volume. Each topic is covered in a comprehensive, self-contained manner, providing state-of-the-art examples, along with discussions on emerging and future solutions.

Separate chapters on each of the following important topics are included: applications of the networks; basic technology; wireless transmission; medium access control; routing protocols; transport control protocols; middleware; network management; embedded operating systems; performance and traffic management. Throughout the book the material is well presented, supported with high- quality text, figures, solution comparisons, etc.

This book is suitable for a growing community of practicing engineers and technologists, networking professionals, and technical managers who want to learn and understand this developing technology so as to plan for its deployment. The book is also suitable as a supplementary textbook for specialist university courses, to provide a comprehensive introduction to the field.

The book can be highly recommended to Sensor Review readers. As sensor device technologists, physicists and engineers are being drawn more and more into the sensor system domain, with the embedded integration of the sensors and systems, and the push for minimal cost system- level solutions; for them this book2 provides an solid introduction to the whole wireless sensor networking field, without overwhelming readers that are novices in selected areas of the field.