
Preface
Wireless sensor networks are being employed in a variety of applications ranging
from medical to military, and from home to industry. There is no recent book em-
phasizing the algorithm description, performance analysis, and applications of the
network management techniques in wireless sensor networks. The principal aim of
this book is to provide a reference tool for the increasing number of scientists who
depend upon sensor networks in some way. The book summarizes not only the tra-
ditional and classical network management techniques, but also the state-of-the-art
techniques in this area. The book is organized into three sections, each including ...