Developing a complete system architecture for sensor networking

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Abstract

Wireless sensor networking is the result of interdisciplinary research involving aspects of computer science and electrical engineering. By creating large wireless networks of computational devices that can sense many types of phenomena, it is possible to gather information in ways that were previously not feasible. Currently the main applications of sensor networking are for biological and environmental data gathering, security and military sensing systems, location tracking and the development of smart spaces; however, as the field continues to advance these networks are consistently being applied to varying scenarios that call for new features and include unique constraints. As new applications for sensor networking arise it is clear that researchers are in need of a highly expandable platform for prototyping both hardware and software technologies. Although it is also important to design specialized systems for specific applications, we believe that at this point in the evolution of sensor networking a general purpose platform with maximum expandability and ease of use would be a more valuable commodity.

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