11Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks
11.1 Basics of Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are being adopted in various applications that require deployment for continuous operations in inhospitable terrains, constrained space, or challenging environments. The features that make the WSN the preferred choice for such applications are its low cost, ad hoc deployment, rapid installation, low power consumption, ease of use, distributed operation, and small sensor size [1]. The number of devices deployed in a typical WSN for any particular application may vary from a few hundred to thousands. The advancements in wireless technology have been a boon for advancement in the field of sensor networks. The mesh of wires required to connect a few thousand devices, if not operational in wireless but in wired mode of communication, can well be imagined in terms of deployment ...
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